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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 287

Love Your Fellow Man, Lend Him a Helping Hand Schwab & Brendt, Swiss, English import hallmark of 1929-30. Fine silver, triangular keyless Masonic watch.

CHF 2,500 - 3,000

EUR 1,700 - 2,000 / USD 1,500 - 1,700

Sold: CHF 4,140

C. Three-piece, back centered with Solomon?s Temple, Masonic symbols around, front bezel decorated with chain links, accompanie by a silver chain. D. Mother-of-pearl, triangular with colored painted Masonic symbols for the numerals, outer minute divisions, printed with above motto. M. 28 mm. (12 1/2???), rhodium-plated15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the movement. Dim. Length (with pendant) 62 mm.


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Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-14

Good

Damaged
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The watch is based on a design patented in the USA by Theophile Schwab Loeillet from Geneva, rue du Mont-Blanc (two blocks from Antiquorum) on Feb 3, 1925. Schwab established the company in the 1880?s, and from about 1910 traded as Tempor Watch Co. His Masonic watches sometimes bear his name, as does this one, and sometimes the name Tempor.