Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 09, 2014

LOT 1

IMHOF REF. 58-334 DESK COMPENDIUM Imhof Desk Compendium Imhof, Swiss, No. 1708656. Made in the 1950s. Fine and unusual, gilt brass, 8-day going, four-sided desk clock with hygrometer, thermometer and barometer.

Multi-piece, gilt brass, square revolving upper section for the dials, round gilt brass base, lantern-shaped carrying handle. Brushed silver with applied gilt baton hour indexes, black quarter-hour baton indexes, brushed silver dials for the hygrometer, thermometer and barometer. Black baton hands. Cal. 244, nickel finished, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring, index regulator