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Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 204

Zenith
Pocket watch, alarm; silver

CHF 200 - 400

EUR 200 - 400 / USD 250 - 450 / HKD 1,750 - 3,500

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 375

Silver (0.925), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and two horological complications:
· Alarm on a steel gong (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock with blued steel index; time-setting by push-pin on the right side of the pendant)
· Twin-barrel differential-winding

Case-back polished.

White enamel dial with suspended Arabic numerals; gilded metal hands.

Movement 18’’’ ½, gilded brass, two going barrels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-9-18

Good

Scratched

Spotted
Movement: 3-6-8*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-71-04

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Later

Brand Zenith, Le Locle

Year circa 1920-1930

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 83 183

Material silver

Diameter 79.3 mm.

Caliber 18’’’ ½, two going barrels, straight-line lever escapement

Signature case and movement

Accessories copy of the invention patent

Notes

The hinged case-back, once deployed, serves as a base for the watch, to stand on a nightstand or on a desk.

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Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 63 623, delivered on March 11, 1913, to Fabriques des Montres Zénith, successeur de Fabriques des montres Zénith Georges Favre-Jacot & Cie, Le Locle, for a “Montre-réveil perfectionnée”.

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.