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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000

LOT 62

Le Phare, case No. 30402, 1914.Commemorative silver and niello quarter-hour repeating 'montre de tir' made for the 100th anniversary of the Canton of Geneva shooting contest.

CHF 3,000 - 3,500

USD 1,700 - 2,200

Sold: CHF 3,220

C. Four-body, 'demi-bassine', the back decorated with Geneva?s coat-of-arms in niello and inscription 'Tir Cantonal du Centenaire. Post tenebras lux, 1814-1914', bezels decorated in niello leaf pattern, silver hinged cuvette engraved with Geneva?s coat-of-arms. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds, gold 'spade' hands. M. 19???, matte gilded, half-plate, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, theoing train jeweled to the center, repeating train jeweled on the barrel arbor and hammers, index regulator, repeating on gongs through activating the push-piece in the band.Signatures on the dial and the winding wheel on the movement are typical of Le Phare.Diam. 54 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 4 - 18
Movement: 4*

Fair

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

These sorts of watches were given as prizes at Swiss shooting contests.