110th Auction
2024/5/18
Lot 81
Amedee Pere Douard8 Days
A collection of 13 oversized pocket watches
A nickel case 8-day Goliath pocket watch for shop/exhibition display with 8-day movement and quarter-hour repeater
A nickel case 8-day Goliath pocket watch for shop/exhibition display with 8-day movement and quarter-hour repeater
Sold
estimated
2.200—5.000 €
Price realized
2.800 €
specific features
Case
Nickel.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
4/5 plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, Swiss patent engraving 7032 ("Nouveau calibre de montre à huit jours de marche" / New watch calibre with eight-day power reserve), club-tooth lever escapement, screw compensation balance.
Case no.147868
Diam.81 mm
Circa1900
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.383 g
Many notable watch brands provided their authorized dealers with timepieces that were intended to be presented in shop windows or display cases purely for advertising. The watches were not for sale and produced in very small series.