Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jul 23, 2020

LOT 98

Tavannes
Masonic watch, square-shaped case with a Masonic emblem; silver

HKD 1,600 - 3,200

CHF 200 - 400 / USD 220 - 430

Silver (0.875), open-face, keyless-winding, square-shaped with rounded corners, Art Deco pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6. Case-back with applied Masonic symbol: Letter “G” (God, Gnose or Geometry) inside Square and Compass. Silver colour dial.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-6

Good

Slightly oxidized

Movement: 3-6*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Brand Tavannes, Tavannes (Jura bernois)

Year circa 1920-1930

Case No. 722 379 (by Huguenin Frères, Le Locle, Neuchâtel mountains)

Caliber 16’’’ ½, lever escapement

Dimensions 722 379 (by Huguenin Frères, Le Locle, Neuchâtel mountains)

Signature dial