Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 120
H. Golay-Faivre
Pocket watch, alarm; gun-metal
CHF 300 - 600
EUR 350 - 650 / USD 350 - 650 / HKD 2,500 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 375
Gun-metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6, and one horological complication:
· Alarm on a steel gong (subsidiary dial visible on the reverse of the movement with blued steel index, time setting by a notched wheel at 2 o’clock)
Case-back polished; silvered metal glazed cuvette (dome).
White enamel dial, with suspended Arabic numerals; pink gold “Spade” hands.
Movement 20’’’, gilded, going barrel, lateral equilibrated lever escapement, uncut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; alarm work on the top plate.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-12 |
Good Worn |
Movement: 3-6-8** |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-71-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
Brand H. Golay-Faivre, Le Locle
Model “Réveil Averisseur”, under the trademark “UT”
Year circa 1900-1910
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 34
Material gun-metal
Diameter 56.3 mm.
Caliber 20’’’, lateral equilibrated lever escapement
Weight 119.7 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial
Accessories copies of the invention patents
Notes
Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 20 033, delivered on September 5, 1899, to Charles-Louis Faivre, Le Locle, for a “Mécanisme du déclanchement du marteau dans les montres-réveils”.
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Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 23 765, delivered on May 27, 1902, to Paul Mercier-Mayer and Charles Glauser-Perrin, Le Locle, for a “Lame de ressort-timbre pour montres à sonnerie”.
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Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 23 765, delivered on May 27, 1902, to Paul Mercier-Mayer and Charles Glauser-Perrin, Le Locle, for a “Lame de ressort-timbre pour montres à sonnerie”.
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