107th Auction
2022/11/19
Lot 276
Vt. Reinhart Limoges
A collection of 2 gold pocket watches
A gold hunting case pocket watch with second time zone and stoppable, independent jumping centre seconds "Seconde Morte"
A gold hunting case pocket watch with second time zone and stoppable, independent jumping centre seconds "Seconde Morte"
Sold
estimated
3.000—5.000 €
Price realized
4.500 €
specific features
Case
18 K gold, engine-turned.
Dial
Enamel, two Roman chapter rings indicating local time and Parisian time.
Movement
Bridge movement, keywind, two barrels, club-tooth lever escapement with crozier-shaped lever, screw compensation balance.
Case no.11001
Diam.47 mm
Circa1860
Ctry.France
Wt.73 g
This pocket watch is a high-quality timepiece with remarkable complications such as the second time zone and the dead centre seconds.
French watchmaker Vincent Reinhart was born April 2nd, 1839 in Rapperswill in the canton of Sankt Gallen in Switzerland. In 1869 he married Frédérique Louise Mayer (1843-1877) in Limoges. He died in Moscow on 8 October 1875 at the age of only 36.