Geneva, May 08, 2022

LOT 207

Unsigned, attributable to the Horological School of Le Locle, Technicum neuchâtelois

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 3,000 - 5,000 / USD 3,300 - 5,400 / HKD 25,300 - 42,100

“Competition” 22’’’ calibre; stainless steel and wood


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, Switzerland

Model Chronometer

Year Circa 1920

Movement No. 28973

Material Steel and wood

Diameter 54 mm.

Caliber 22’’’ (based on Le Locle Horological School ebauche), spring detent escapement

Accessories wood testing case (95 x 79 mm.)

Notes

In the 1920s and 1930s, the Horological School of Le Locle, Technicum neuchâtelois, was placed under the direction of Léopold Defossez (1878-1969), then, from 1926, under that of Jämes-César Pellaton (1873-1954). Eminent professors such as Robert Lavest (1890-1948) taught there.