106th Auction
2022/5/21
Lot 304
Patek Philippe & Co.Shreve & Co.
A very rare Geneva pocket watch with indirect centre seconds for the American jewellers Shreve & Co. in San Francisco
Sold
estimated
3.300—5.000 €
Price realized
3.900 €
specific features
Case
18 K pink gold.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
Bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.
Diam.48 mm
Circa1895
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.86 g
George C. Shreve & Co. was a well-known dealer in jewelry and watches based in San Francisco. Founded in 1894 by George Rodman and Albert J. Lewis, Shreve & Co. was the oldest mercantile establishment in San Francisco. Just one month before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Shreve & Co. opened its new eleven-story building at "Post and Grant." Built with the latest engineering technologies of its time, it was one of only a few buildings to survive the April 18 earthquake. The company still exists today with offices in San Franciso and Palo Alto.