98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 153
Louis Audemars, Brassus & Geneva, Movement No. 21396, Case No. 21396, 54 mm, 145 g, circa 1882
A rare and heavy pocket watch specially made for Richard Oliver, Brooklyn, New York, with fine adjusting according his patent of May 9, 1882 - with certificate
Case: 18k pink gold, case maker's punch mark "RO" (Richard James Oliver, New York). Dial: enamel. Movm.: 4/5 plate movement, screw compensation balance.
Oliver's fine adjustment mechanism with a curved gear segment guiding the regulator is not only easy on the eyes but also easy to operate.
This watch is described and illustrated in: "Louis Benjamin Audemars - His Life and Work. The rise and fall of a watch making dynasty" by Hartmut Zantke, Leonberg 2003, p. 380.
A rare and heavy pocket watch specially made for Richard Oliver, Brooklyn, New York, with fine adjusting according his patent of May 9, 1882 - with certificate
Case: 18k pink gold, case maker's punch mark "RO" (Richard James Oliver, New York). Dial: enamel. Movm.: 4/5 plate movement, screw compensation balance.
Oliver's fine adjustment mechanism with a curved gear segment guiding the regulator is not only easy on the eyes but also easy to operate.
This watch is described and illustrated in: "Louis Benjamin Audemars - His Life and Work. The rise and fall of a watch making dynasty" by Hartmut Zantke, Leonberg 2003, p. 380.
Sold
estimated
5.000—8.000 €
Price realized
6.200 €