Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 447
UNSIGNED, ATTRIBUTABLE TO W. ZUMSTEIN OR CH. RENGGER POCKET WATCH, ALARM, MOCK PENDULUM, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET; CHROMIUM-PLATED METAL
HKD 12,000 - 15,000
CHF 1,500 - 2,000 / USD 1,550 - 2,050
Sold: HKD 26,250
Chromium-plated metal, open-face, round-shaped, pocket watch, with alarm. Dial with a visible mock pendulum visible inside an aperture in the base of a traditional “Neuchâteloise” clock
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned
Year Circa 1900
Movement No. 7 980
Calibre 20’’’, lever escapement
Case No. 30 236
Diameter 58.6 mm
Notes
Watches with mock pendulum insert in a “Neuchâteloise” clock decoration This type of watches seems to have been made by two manufacturers from the Val-de-Travers: W. Zumstein, Couvet, and Charles Rengger, Fleurier. They produced “novelty” watches with mock pendulum, especially made for the Chinese Market between 1903 and 1909; watches now so-called “La petite pendule”. Bibliography Chapuis, Alfred, La Montre Chinoise, Neuchâtel, 1919, pp. 214-215, fig. 183-184.