Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jul 23, 2020
LOT 97
Invar
Masonic watch, case and dial with Masonic emblems; silver
HKD 3,200 - 4,800
CHF 400 - 600 / USD 430 - 640
Silver (0.800), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6. Case-back decorated with different Masonic symbols: two Columns surrounded by Crescent Moon and Sun, the entrance of the Temple with the Pelican at the threshold; on the left, the mound of Hiram, the Anker, on the right, the bridge of the Eastern Knight. In the upper part, the Eye of Providence, on the periphery, the motto “A LA GLOIRE DU GRAND ARCHITECTE DE L’UNIVERS” (To the Glory of the Great Architect of the Universe); all surrounded by the knotted rope adorned with hearts. White enamel dial with different Masonic symbols in place of the numerals (working tools of the various degrees of Freemasonry); clockwise: Eye of Providence, Ax and Stone, Crescent Moon, a column of the Temple of Solomon with the letter “B” (Boaz), Compass and Square, Trowel, Skull, Scythe, Level, a column of the Temple of Solomon with the letter “J” (Jachin), Sun, Scale and Key