Sold for:
19,550 CHF
19,550 CHF
Albert H. Potter & Co. Geneva, No.132, case No.3176, circa 1880. Important 18 ct. gold hunting-cased keyless pocket chronometer. American three body, massive, "bassine", polished. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel "spade" hands. Notes This watch employs three of Potter's patents, the details of which are engraved on the bridges.The plate design, which is a virtual machining from the solid, was patented on Jan. 4.76, the escapement, and presumably the great wheel design, on Oct. I l . 75. Albert Potter's work is not only rare, but always of top quality and completely original design.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-10-20
