3,500 CHF
50th Anniversary Schutzenfest Luzern 1979 – Platinum Dress Watch Piguet, Swiss, “50 Eidg. Schvtzenfest Lvzern 1979”, No. 0.19. Made in a limited edition to comemmorate the 50th anniversary of the Lucerne Tir Federal Schuetzenfest in 1979. Very fine and extremely rare, thin, platinum, keyless dress watch with original relief case decoration by Hans Erni. Three-body, "bassine", polished, inclined bezel, the back cover decorated with special high-relief panel by Hans Erni dated 1978, depicting the crouching figure of William Tell with a crossbow. White lacquered with narrow black radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. Cal. 16’’’, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorbers on the escape and balance wheel pivots. Movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Notes Hans Erni (b.1909) A Swiss painter and sculptor. Born in Lucerne, he is known for illustrating postage stamps, lithographs for the Swiss Red Cross, and participation on the Olympic Committee. The Hans Erni House in the Lucerne Transportation Museum contains a large collection of artwork. The Schützenfest (German "marksmen's festival") Is an annual traditional event celebrated in the Northwest regions of Germany, Bavaria, and Switzerland. It is a kind of fair featuring a shooting match among members of the local marksmen's association and usually takes place in summer. At a Sch
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-03-27
