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Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 149

Record Watch & Co.
Art Nouveau triangular pocket watch, retrograde hands; “Sector Watch” “Triangle”; silver

CHF 1,200 - 2,400

EUR 1,150 - 2,300 / USD 1,350 - 2,700 / HKD 10,300 - 20,500

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 4,000

Silver (0.800), open-face, keyless-winding, fancy triangular-shaped, Art Nouveau pocket watch, with retrograde hands.

Case-back engraved with a sunburst motif (alternate polished and engraved sectors).

White enamel dial with radial Arabic numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands.

Movement 21 ½ x 15’’’, fancy triangular-shaped, rhodium-plated metal, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, uncut bimetallic compensated balancewith gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-9-12-19

Good

Scratched

Worn

Dent(s)
Movement: 3-6-8*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-71-73-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed

HANDS Original

Brand Record Watch Co., Tramelan (Bernese Jura)

Model “Sector Watch” “Triangle”

Year circa 1910

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 1 699 (by Holy Frères, Saint-Imier)

Material silver

Caliber 21 ½ x 15’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Height 71.5 (including the bow)

Width 59.8 mm.

Weight 100.5 gr. (approx.)

Signature movement

Accessories copy of the invention patent

Notes

Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 27 961, delivered on April 9, 1903, to Giovanni Sgherlino, Turin, for a “Pièce d’horlogerie”.

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.

Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.