92nd Auction

2015/11/14

Lot 363

A. Huguenin & Sons, Locle, Case No. 15847, 51 mm, 120 g, circa 1890
A gentleman's attractive pocket watch with pivoted detent chronometer escapement
Case: 18k gold, engine-turned, à goutte numbered and signed gold dome with engraving, glazed movement. Dial: enamel, radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, signed, blued Fleur-de-Lys hands. Movm.: bridge movement, frosted, gilt, signed, screwed gold chatons, wolfteeth winding wheels, pivoted detent chronometer escapement, gold screw compensation balance, gold escape wheel.
A. Huguenin & Fils
A. Huguenin & Fils was founded by Adolphe Huguenin in Le Locle the mid 19th century. Specialized in precision timepieces, Huguenin & Fils won various prizes at Observatory trials and participated also at the Philadelphia International Exhibition in 1876.
Source: http://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=A._Huguenin_%26_Fils, as of 07/22/2015.

Sold

estimated
3.3004.500 €
Price realized
3.800 €