4,370 CHF
Ulysse Nardin, Locle, No. 51806, case No. 800 decorated by Louys Chatelain and Huguenin, May 1905. "Tir Cantonal, Neuchatel, 1906". Fine silver, keyless watch, awarded prize at the Neuchatel shooting contest in 1906, accompanied by the matching silver medal chased by Huguenin. Four body, massive, "demi-bassine", bezel pendant and bow with vine-branch decoration, the back decorated by Louys Chatelain and Huguenin with the arms of Neuchatel and oak leaves, the border with the inscription: Tir Cantonal a Neuchatel - 1906. Hinged silver cuvette. White enamel with brown Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold unusual "crossbow" hands. Notes This watch is illustrated by Jean L. Martin in Monica de Or suisses, 1976, p. 81.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1996-10-12
