Geneva, Nov 06, 2021
LOT 70
AVON FECIT, 24-HOUR WATCH WITH DOUBLE TWELVE HOURS SILVER POCKET WATCH
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
HKD 33,800 - 51,000 / USD 4,400 - 6,600 / EUR 3,800 - 5,600TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 1,875
Very fine, large and extremely rare, silver 24-hour pocket watch with double 12-hour numerals for ‘’Heures du Jour’’ and ‘’Heures du Soir’’. White enamel with Breguet hours from 1-12 twice for day and nighttime hours, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Joseph Avon
Model 24-Hour Watch
Year 1823
Diameter 58 mm
Caliber 23’’’. matte gilt, Lepine caliber, standing barrel, jeweled cylinder escapement, gold three-arm balance wheel, flat blued steel balance spring, polished steel endplate, index regulator.
Signature Dial and Cuvette
Notes
This watch is a very rare example of a 24-hour watch with numerals 1-12 in each half of the dial. The hour hand only makes one revolution every 24 hours instead of every 12 hours.