Only Online Auction
Geneva, Jan 03, 2022
LOT 357
Tavannes Watch Co.
Art Deco pocket watch; silver
CHF 500 - 1,000
EUR 500 - 1,000 / USD 550 - 1,100 / HKD 4,300 - 8,500TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 262
Silver (0.925), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Case-back stamped with the portrait of Henri-Frédéric Sandoz (1853-1913), founder of the Tavannes Watch Co. (1895).
White enamel dial, with suspended Arabic numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 18’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, uncut bimetallic compensated balance with poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw.
Case-back stamped with the portrait of Henri-Frédéric Sandoz (1853-1913), founder of the Tavannes Watch Co. (1895).
White enamel dial, with suspended Arabic numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 18’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, uncut bimetallic compensated balance with poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Tavannes, Tavannes (Bernese Jura)
Year circa 1913
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 26 (by Huguenin Frères, Le Locle)
Material silver
Diameter 50.7 mm.
Caliber 915, 18’’’, straight-line lever escapement
Width 98.6 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
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.