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Geneva, May 10, 2026

LOT 308

MARCHAND FILS A PARIS, FRANCE, DEAD CENTRE-SECONDS WATCH WITH DOUBLE CALENDAR AND SPECIAL ESCAPEMENT, 18K YELLOW GOLD

CHF 4,000 - 8,000

HKD 39,700 - 80,000 / USD 5,100 - 10,200 / EUR 4,400 - 8,700 / JPY 810,000 - 1,620,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 10,000

A very fine, 18k gold, manual wind open-face, key-winding pocket watch. Dead centre-seconds watch with double calendar and Pouzait lever escapement. White enamel dial, eccentric with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minutes ring, outer centre-seconds ring on the bezel ' s border, subsidiary dials for days of the week and dates. Gold hands.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-71-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Brand Marchand fils A Paris, France

Year Circa 1790

Case No. 103

Caliber 46 mm., gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, Pouzait lever escapement with extra-large plain gold four-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator, extra-large skeletonized gilt brass cock covering the back plate, with diamond end-stone.

Diameter 58 mm.

Weight 119 gr.

Signature Dial and movement

Notes

Pouzait Escapement
In the late 18th century, Jean Moïse Pouzait (1743–1793) developed a distinctive lever escapement designed to produce dead center-seconds, highly sought after in both scientific and Chinese markets. Presented to the Société des Arts de Genève in 1786, Pouzait’s model combined a large seconds-beating balance with divided-lift pallets derived from the pin-wheel escapement. Despite its sensitivity to inertia, the design was admired for its precision and visual appeal and represents one of the earliest introductions of the lever escapement to the Continent.