96th Auction
2017/11/18
Lot 624
Union Horlogère, Bienne - Genève, Case No. 56116, 58 mm, 146 g, circa 1913
A heavy minute repeating hunting case pocket watch with calendar, moon phase and chronograph - with leather box, watch chain and original guarantee
Case: 14k pink gold, applied gold monogram. Dial: enamel. Movm.: 1/2 plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, Swiss Patents "13244" and "334", screw compensation balance.
Swiss patent no. 334 was one of Barbezat-Baillot’s most important inventions and included the use of centrifugal force for the repeater mechanism.
Founded in 1883 under the initiative of the most renowned manufacturers and distributors of the time, UNION HORLOGÈRE was originally a joint Swiss collaboration, with the aim of making joint purchases and establishing a network of distributors around the world.
By 1890, the company established itself in the watchmaking city of Bienne and in 1917 was located Rue de l’Union.
Source: www.unionhorlogere.ch/history.html, as of 07/03/2017.
A heavy minute repeating hunting case pocket watch with calendar, moon phase and chronograph - with leather box, watch chain and original guarantee
Case: 14k pink gold, applied gold monogram. Dial: enamel. Movm.: 1/2 plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, Swiss Patents "13244" and "334", screw compensation balance.
Swiss patent no. 334 was one of Barbezat-Baillot’s most important inventions and included the use of centrifugal force for the repeater mechanism.
Founded in 1883 under the initiative of the most renowned manufacturers and distributors of the time, UNION HORLOGÈRE was originally a joint Swiss collaboration, with the aim of making joint purchases and establishing a network of distributors around the world.
By 1890, the company established itself in the watchmaking city of Bienne and in 1917 was located Rue de l’Union.
Source: www.unionhorlogere.ch/history.html, as of 07/03/2017.
Sold
estimated
3.500—5.500 €
Price realized
4.500 €