98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 504
Charles Edouard Jacot, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Movement No. 25785, Case No. 25785, 56 mm, 152 g, circa 1880
A heavy gold hunting case pocket watch for the American market
Case: 18k gold. Dial: enamel, gold hands with blued tips. Movm.: bridge movement, patented movement construction, screw compensation balance.
Highly decorative and Jacot’s trademark: the gold hands with blued tips.
Charles Edouard Jacot des Combes (1817-1897)
He had a reputation as specialist in the field of escapements; the renowned innovator worked in Switzerland after having worked and researched in his uncle's factory in the United States for 20 years. His most influential and most commonly used patent was the "Jacot duplex escapement" (also known as the Chinese duplex escapement).
A heavy gold hunting case pocket watch for the American market
Case: 18k gold. Dial: enamel, gold hands with blued tips. Movm.: bridge movement, patented movement construction, screw compensation balance.
Highly decorative and Jacot’s trademark: the gold hands with blued tips.
Charles Edouard Jacot des Combes (1817-1897)
He had a reputation as specialist in the field of escapements; the renowned innovator worked in Switzerland after having worked and researched in his uncle's factory in the United States for 20 years. His most influential and most commonly used patent was the "Jacot duplex escapement" (also known as the Chinese duplex escapement).
Sold
estimated
3.500—5.000 €
Price realized
4.800 €