Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 335
Lancel
8-day going watch-lighter, alarm; gilded metal
CHF 500 - 1,000
EUR 500 - 950 / USD 550 - 1,100 / HKD 4,300 - 8,600TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 287
Gilded metal, patented lighter incorporating a keyless-winding, 8-day going, watch with alarm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6 |
Good Slightly oxidized |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Lancel, Paris
Model “Automatique”
Year circa 1930
Case No. 28
Material gilded metal
Length 88 mm.
Height 95 mm.
Width 35 mm.
Weight 500 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial and case
Accessories copies of the invention patents
Notes
Lighter based on the French invention patent No. 649 084, delivered on August 21, 1928 (application filed on February 15, 1928), to Société des Etablissements Lancel, Paris, for a “Briquet à essence à allumage automatique”, and, the additional patent No. 36 127, delivered on January 6, 1930 (application filed on November 19, 1928), to the same.
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.