113,500 CHF
Albert Pellaton-Favre, Le Locle, No. 3171, circa 1900.Exceptionally fine and important 18K gold, keyless, one-minute tourbillon regulator pocket chronometer with special escapement. Three-body, "bassine et filets", glazed back, polished band and bezels. Silver, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds, matte center. Blued steel "spade" hands. Notes Albert Pellaton-Favre (1834-1914)A native of Le Locle, was one of the principle constructors of tourbillons. He made no fewer than 82 tourbillon watches, mostly with spring detent escapement, and won prizes from the Geneva and Neuchatel Observatories. He was the father of James Pellaton, director of the Le Locle Technicum, and a fine horologer in his own right.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-11-11