Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 216

?Tir Fédéral 1887? J. J. Badollet & Cie, Geneve, No. 50704. Made for the Geneve ?Tir Federal? archery contest in 1887. Fine, silver and yellow gold, keyless pocket watch presented to Emile Imer at the 1887 Geneva ?Tir Fédéral? archery contest, with the original gold-tooled, leather covered presentation box.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", the back cover decorated with a scene of archers in a landscape and Geneva's coat-of-arms, band decorated with a chased laurel wreath, gold thumb-piece and hinge. Hinged silver cuvette inscribed ?Geneve Tir Fédéral 1887, Emile Imer?. D. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track, Arabic five minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 41 mm 18''', frosted gilt, bridge caliber, 20 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, stamped with the Seal of a lion-rampant within a shield, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.