Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...
Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008
LOT 72
Zurich Schuetzenfest, 1907 International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, No. 340756. Made for the 1907 Schuetzenfest, Zurich. Fine and rare, silver, keyless pocket watch with cast high-relief case. To be sold without reserve
HKD 18,000 - 25,000
USD 2,300 - 3,200 / EUR 1,500 - 2,000
Sold: HKD 16,800
C. Cast with two female heads in profile and signed A. Boesch.sc., Holy Frs. grav., the oak and laurel leaf border inscribed EIDG.SCHUETZENFEST IN ZUERICH.1907, oak and laurel cast bezel. Hinged silver cuvette inscribed Uhrenfabrik von J. Rauschenbach's Erben vormals International Watch Co., Schaffhausen. D. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Gold Louis XV hands. M. 18''', frosted gilt movement, 17 jewels, screwed chatons, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, cuvette and movement signed. Diameter 53 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6 |
Good Slightly oxidized |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Notes
IIs an annual traditional event celebrated in the Northwest regions of Germany, Bavaria, and Switzerland. It is a kind of fair featuring a shooting match among members of the local marksmen's association and usually takes place in summer. At a Schützenfest, contestants prove their shooting ability, for example by aiming at a wooden eagle. The winner becomes the 'Schützenkönig' ("king of marksmen") until the following year's competition.