107th Auction
2022/11/19
Lot 268
Barbezat-BaillotLe Phare
A rare hunting case minute repeating pocket watch with chronograph, full calendar and moon phase - made for the German market
Sold
estimated
3.500—5.000 €
Price realized
6.900 €
specific features
Case
14 K gold, polished, inner lid with presentation engraving "Weihnachten (Christmas) 1909", case maker's punch mark "B", glazed movement.
Dial
Enamel, windows for weekday and month in German writing.
Movement
1/2 plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, "Swiss Patent 13244" (Barbezat Baillot's "Poussette pour montres"), "Swiss Patent 334"(Barbezat Baillot's "Perfectionnements apportés à la construction des mécanismes de répétition pour montres de poche de toutes dimensions"), club-tooth lever escapement, screw compensation balance.
Case no.276157
Diam.58 mm
Circa1900
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.145 g
This timepiece is remarkable in size and weight; it also features the main complications and a beautiful dial. Certainly the watch is a perfect addition to any high-quality pocket watch collection.
Barbezat-Baillot invented the brand Le Phare (= lighthouse) in 1888 and used it as his company name from 1905 on. Barbezat-Baillot was an extremely gifted watchmaker and inventor who registered a large number of patents - Swiss patent no. 334 was one of his most important inventions and included the use of centrifugal force for the repeater mechanism.