3,220 CHF
Le Phare, case No. 30402, 1914.Commemorative silver and niello quarter-hour repeating 'montre de tir' made for the 100th anniversary of the Canton of Geneva shooting contest. 19’’’, matte gilded, half-plate, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, theoing train jeweled to the center, repeating train jeweled on the barrel arbor and hammers, index regulator, repeating on gongs through activating the push-piece in the band.Signatures on the dial and the winding wheel on the movement are typical of Le Phare.Diam. 54 mm. Notes These sorts of watches were given as prizes at Swiss shooting contests.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-10-15
