Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...
Geneva, Mar 29, 2009
LOT 3
Zurich Schuetzenfest - 1907 International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, movement No. 375081, case No. 400977. Made for the 1907 Schuetzenfest, Zurich. Fine and rare, silver, keyless pocket watch with cast high-relief case. Accompanied by the original fitted box and Bulletin de Marche. To be sold without reserve
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
USD 850 - 1,700 / EUR 700 - 1,400
Sold: CHF 840
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, cast scroll bow. Hinged silver cuvette inscribed Uhrenfabrik von J. Rauschenbach's Erben vormals International Watch Co., Schaffhausen. D. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute track with luminous dot five-minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Luminous blued steel skeleton hands. M. 18''', frosted gilt movement, 17 jewels, screwed chatons, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Cuvette and movement signed. Diameter 53 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
Is 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.