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Geneva, Dec 08, 2022

LOT 183

Le Phare
Pocket watch, Genevan Centenary Cantonal Shooting Contest of 1914 in Geneva; niello silver

CHF 800 - 1,600

EUR 850 - 1,650 / USD 850 - 1,700 / HKD 6,700 - 13,300

Sold: CHF 1,000

Niello silver (0.875), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and one horological complication:
· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 3 o’clock)


Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 4-14

Fair

Damaged

Movement: 4-16**

Fair

Rusted

Repair required, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-71-73-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed

HANDS Original

Brand Le Phare, Le Locle

Model “Montre de tir” “Tir Cantonal du Centenaire, 1914”

Year circa 1914

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 81 055

Material niello silver (0.875)

Diameter 53.9 mm.

Caliber 18’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 97.6 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial