Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 358
Pery Watch Co. for Dunhill
Mechanical pencil with built-in watch; 14K yellow gold
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
EUR 950 - 1,850 / USD 1,100 - 2,200 / HKD 8,600 - 17,100
Sold: CHF 1,375
14K yellow gold, mechanical retractable pencil incorporating on the upper part a manual-winding watch. Case engraved in a cartouche with the initials “P J S”.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-6-8 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Pery Watch Co. for Dunhill, Bienne / Biel
Model made for Dunhill, London or New York
Year circa 1930-1940
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 10
Material 14K yellow gold
Length 94 mm.
Caliber 4’’’ x 9’’’ ½, baguette, lever escapement, unadjusted
Weight 23.8 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial (by the retailer), movement (by the maker)
Notes
Pery Watch Co., Bienne / Biel
This manufacture was founded by Moïse Dreyfuss in Péry in Bienne / Biel in 1865 and active until 1944. It specialised in the 1930s in the production of watches incorporated in gentlemen’s accessories (mostly in 14K yellow gold but also in silver).
Several examples (with different typology) are known, intended for the American market and retailed by Cartier, New York, Tiffany, New York, J. E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, Black Starr & Frost - Gorham, New York, etc., but also the British market with Dunhill, London.
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
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