988,000 HKD
Attributed to Albert Pellaton-Favre, No. 44075, made for Henchoz Frère and regulated by A. Hillgrén, presented to the Neuchatel Observatory Timing Contest of 1895, made for the English market, hallmarked with Chester marks for 1900-01. Extremely fine and heavy, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket chronometer with one minute toubillon regulator, accompanied by the “Bulletin de Marche” from the Neuchatel Observatory. Five body, massive, “bassine” polished, gold hinged cuvette. Off-white enamel with radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel “Spade” hands. 45.8 mm (20’’’), so-called Pellaton caliber, frosted and pale gilt, 14 jewels, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel balance spring with Phillips terminal curve and amplitude control device, one minute tourbillon with three equidistant arm polished steel cage.Diam. 56 mm. Notes The shape of the cage and the date the watch was made strongly suggest that the tourbillon was supplied by Albert Pellaton. Albert Pellaton-Favre (1832-1914) A native of Le Locle, he was a fine constructor of tourbillons. Born Frederic Albert Pellaton, he used the name of Albert Pellaton-Favre, adjoining his wife's name to his own, as was the custom. Pellaton-Favre is known as one of the principal constructors of tourbillon chronometer watches of the 19th century, having made over 80 of them. In 1905 he was awarded the first prize in the First Class fo
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-06-06
