The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 201

Hermès, Paris, made by Henry Moser & Cie,Le Locle - Saint Petersburg, Swiss, circa 1920.Fine and highly unusual Otomato silver crocodile covered keyless purse watch with spring loaded sliding shutters.

C. Silver rectangular, crocodile covered, with engine-turned shutters and polished thumb bars. D. Silver with Arabic numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 10''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Highly unusual winding system by means of a lever meshing with buttons on the barrel.Signed by Hermès on the dial, Moser trademark on the movement.Dim. 64 x 31 mm.