Swiss goldduplex watch for the Chinese market Circa 1820
- Kenmerk
- SB0123
- Diameter
- 53 mm
- Estimate
- € 20.000 - 40.000
- Price sold
- € 31.150
Gold, enamel and pearl set centre seconds watch by Férdéric Houriet
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A Swiss gold, enamel and pearl set centre seconds pocket watch made for the Chinese market, circa 1820. Gilt duplex movement, finely chased and engraved with foliate decoration, polished balance. White enamel dial, Roman numerals and outer track calibrated for minutes. Case back centred by a polychrome enamel scene of a shepherdess by a corn field, translucent blue enamel border over an engine turned ground, pearl set bezels and bow. Movement signed.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Signed: Houriet Fére et Fils, Locle
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Literature: Sabrier, Jean-Claude, Férdéric Houriet, The Father of Swiss Chronometry (2006), p.37.
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Although, according to the signature, this watch was almost certainly produced circa 1820, the calibre and layout of its movement is identical to most of the watches produced for the Chinese Market by Bover and Juvet in Fleurier, circa 1840. Nevertheless, it is one of the earliest watches made for the Chinese market with this particular calibre.
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Signed: Houriet Fére et Fils, Locle
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Literature: Sabrier, Jean-Claude, Férdéric Houriet, The Father of Swiss Chronometry (2006), p.37.
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Although, according to the signature, this watch was almost certainly produced circa 1820, the calibre and layout of its movement is identical to most of the watches produced for the Chinese Market by Bover and Juvet in Fleurier, circa 1840. Nevertheless, it is one of the earliest watches made for the Chinese market with this particular calibre.
Signed: Houriet Fére et Fils
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