Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 14, 1990
LOT 84
Ed. Koehn, Genève, No 80201, US patent from May 3, 1926, made for Hennegen Bates Co, circa 1930.
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 4,830
Unusual 18 ct. gold keyless double hour zone watch. Four body massive "bassine pincée" polished case. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands with two hour hands pointing time for two zones. Fine nickel 17"' movement with free standing barrels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 46 mm. The movement of this watch is very much in the style of Ekegren, which were also produced in Geneva by Edouard Koehn.
