The Art of Horology in Geneva
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 13, 1999
LOT 233
Pamp, Swiss, No. 000, completed on November 14, 1999.Fine, large and heavy, self-winding, jumping hours and minutes, rectangular, gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by original fitted box and certificate.
CHF 12,000 - 16,000
Sold: CHF 8,050
C. two body, massive, polished and brushed, aperture for the jumping hours and minutes, winding-crown at the bottom, triangular lapidated mobile lugs.D. Revolving discs for the hours and minutes with Arabic numerals. M. mechanical with automatic winding.Signed on the case.Dim. 29 x 45 mm.
Notes
Pamp S.A. (Produits Artistiques de Métaux Précieux)Established in Chiasso in 1977, it is Switzerland's leading precious-metals refinery. The company refines some 400 tons of gold a year into monetary bars as well as a variety of solid-gold objects including coins, medals, watch cases and jewellery. PAMP S.A. bars are accepted as good delivery by the Swiss National Bank, the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), the Commodity Exchange (COMEX) New York and the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM).PAMP S.A. works to extremely high standards of precision and finish. These standards have made PAMP a popular supplier of cases and components to the watch industry. In 1994 PAMP launched its own line of precious metal watches, which are assembled in-house using Swiss movement calibres selected for their reliability and timekeeping qualities. PAMP watches, made in small series, are always in gold or platinum, and are noted for their high standard of workmanship and eclectic styling.The company is now, etablished in Promenade Saint-Antoine, 10, in Geneva.Sold for the benefit of the Geneva Schoolof Watchmaking and Microtechnology