Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 138
TEMPOR WATCH & CO. MASONIC WATCH, TRIANGULAR-SHAPED CASE AND DIAL WITH MASONIC EMBLEMS; SILVER
HKD 8,000 - 12,000
CHF 1,000 - 1,500 / USD 1,050 - 1,550
Sold: HKD 10,625
Silver (0.800), open-face, keyless-winding, triangular-shaped, pocket watch; white enamel dial with the precept “Aime ton semblable, tends lui une main secourable” (Love your fellow man, lend him a helping hand) and different Masonic symbols in place of the numerals, clockwise, Eye of Providence, Level, Crescent Moon and Stars, a column of the Temple of Solomon with the letter “B” (Boaz), Mallet, Compass and Rule Level, Skull, Ax and Stone, Square, a column of the Temple of Solomon with the letter “J” (Jachin), Sun, Trowel, and, at the top, the Holy Spirit. Case decorated with the Temple of Salomon with its two columns, Open Book, Sword, Mallet, Trowel, Mosaic pavement, Acacia and, at the top, the Eye of Providence; the front, with a rose-cut diamond set below the winding crown and the triangular bow, and the blue enamelled letters “G” (God, Gnose or Geometry) and “B” (Boaz); the sides are also decorated with Masonic emblems.
| 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 Tempor Watch Co
Year Circa 1925-1930
Calibre 12’’’, lever escapement
Case No. 142
Dimensions 68.3 mm. (with bow) x 54.5 mm