Swiss 14K gold repeating keyless chronograph Circa 1915
- Kenmerk
- BB1014
- Diameter
- 56 mm
- Estimate
- € 3.000 - 5.500
- Price sold
- € 2.100
Gold quarter repeater
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A Swiss 14 carat gold hunting cased quarter repeating keyless chronograph pocket watch made by Tempora in Le Locle, circa 1915. The movement with a Swiss lever escapement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance, flyball governor and a column wheel chronograph, two polished hammers striking on two gongs. A cuvette engraved with prize medals and technical details. White enamel dial with Arabic hours, an outer minute track, Arabic five minute numerals, outermost fifth of a second divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and gilt hands. The polished hinged case with a repeat button at 6 o’clock and start/stop button at 2. Cuvette signed, case and cuvette with matching numbers. Comes with a 9 carat gold watch chain.
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A Swiss 14 carat gold hunting cased quarter repeating keyless chronograph pocket watch made by Tempora in Le Locle, circa 1915. The movement with a Swiss lever escapement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance, flyball governor and a column wheel chronograph, two polished hammers striking on two gongs. A cuvette engraved with prize medals and technical details. White enamel dial with Arabic hours, an outer minute track, Arabic five minute numerals, outermost fifth of a second divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and gilt hands. The polished hinged case with a repeat button at 6 o’clock and start/stop button at 2. Cuvette signed, case and cuvette with matching numbers. Comes with a 9 carat gold watch chain.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Signed: Tempora
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Le Phare. The company was originally founded by Charles Barbezat-Baillot (1847-1938) and Henry Guye (1838-1877) under the name Guye & Barbezat in Le Locle, Switzerland, high in the Neuchâtel mountains. In 1888, the firm’s name was changed to Le Phare, being the registered name of their complicated watches.The company, which later launched the Jean d’Eve watch range, has left its mark on the story of Swiss watchmaking. Indeed, from 1889, its watches were rewarded by the most eminent prizes, a gold medal at the National Exhibition of 1896 in Geneva, followed by that of 1889 at the Great Universal Exhibition in Paris. In 1897, the silent regulator was invented. A veritable technological marvel that overcame the humming problems beset the repeater watches of the day. This brought another gold medal for Le Phare at the Paris Great Exhibition of 1900. In 1900, the company advertised their brands that year as La Locloise, l’Esperanto, Le Phare, Tempora and La Volapuk. The company continued to develop and in 1970, was the second largest producer of chronograph watches in Switzerland. The management’s strategy is to take maximum advantage of its remarkable know-how to develop new ways of measuring time.
Diameter: 56 mm
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Signed: Tempora
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Le Phare. The company was originally founded by Charles Barbezat-Baillot (1847-1938) and Henry Guye (1838-1877) under the name Guye & Barbezat in Le Locle, Switzerland, high in the Neuchâtel mountains. In 1888, the firm’s name was changed to Le Phare, being the registered name of their complicated watches.The company, which later launched the Jean d’Eve watch range, has left its mark on the story of Swiss watchmaking. Indeed, from 1889, its watches were rewarded by the most eminent prizes, a gold medal at the National Exhibition of 1896 in Geneva, followed by that of 1889 at the Great Universal Exhibition in Paris. In 1897, the silent regulator was invented. A veritable technological marvel that overcame the humming problems beset the repeater watches of the day. This brought another gold medal for Le Phare at the Paris Great Exhibition of 1900. In 1900, the company advertised their brands that year as La Locloise, l’Esperanto, Le Phare, Tempora and La Volapuk. The company continued to develop and in 1970, was the second largest producer of chronograph watches in Switzerland. The management’s strategy is to take maximum advantage of its remarkable know-how to develop new ways of measuring time.
Signed: Tempora
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