Swiss chronometer watch made for H. Laresche Circa 1820
- Kenmerk
- SB0129
- Diameter
- 62 mm
- Estimate
- € 7.500 - 20.000
- Price sold
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Silver open faced chronometer by Jacques-Frédéric Houriet
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A Swiss silver open gaced chronometer pocket watch made for H. Laresche, circa 1820. Gilt movement, fusee with power reserve, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, two-arm bimetallic balance, blued steel spherical balance spring. Signed and numbered gilt cuvette.
White enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and blued steel moon hands. Engine turned case. Cuvette signed .
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White enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and blued steel moon hands. Engine turned case. Cuvette signed .
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Diameter: 62 mm
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Signed: Fric Houriet, P. H. Laresche, A Paris. Galerie de Valois, No. 164 au premier
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Due to the lack of corporate regulation, most of the watches produced in the area of Le Locle are not signed, nor carry the signature of a retailer. It is therefore highly unusual to find the name of the maker on a watch which is also signed by a retailer.
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Literatur: Sabrier, Jean-Claude, Frédéric Houriet, The father of Swiss Chronometry (2006).
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Signed: Fric Houriet, P. H. Laresche, A Paris. Galerie de Valois, No. 164 au premier
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Due to the lack of corporate regulation, most of the watches produced in the area of Le Locle are not signed, nor carry the signature of a retailer. It is therefore highly unusual to find the name of the maker on a watch which is also signed by a retailer.
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Literatur: Sabrier, Jean-Claude, Frédéric Houriet, The father of Swiss Chronometry (2006).
Signed: No 1271 & 4. Fric Houriet, No 78.P. H. Laresche, A Paris. Galerie de Valois, No. 164 au premier
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