The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 92

The Tiger HuntAbrecht & Co, Calcutta, enamel attributable to P. A. Champod, Swiss, circa 1895, made for the Indian market.

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

USD 2,500 - 3,500

Sold: CHF 7,475

C. Four-body, solid, 'bassine et filets', the back cover with a very finely painted enamel scene of Indian horsemen being attacked by tigers, the front with translucent green champlevé enamel foliage decoration, engraved bezels, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel with floral paillon decoration on both sides, apertures in the centre for digital hour and minutes, subsidiary seconds dial. M. 18''', matte-gilded bar calibre, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic copensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, hours and minutes pin-set. Digital display of Kaiser design.Signed on the dial, movement and inside back cover stamped 'G.T' in oval.Diam. 50 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 352-353.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 4 - 8 - 10 - 18
Movement: 3 - 5 - 6*
Dial: 3

Good

Notes

A. Kaiser of Fribourg, Switzerlandinvented a very interesting digital display mechanism. Kaiser patented his invention on Dec 21, 1883. It is applicable to any counting device and was presumably also used as a counter. He mounted an additional spring-loaded wheel on the third driving wheel that jumped forward when the spring was released.Champod P.A.For a biography, see lot 86.