Swiss perpetual calendar repeating chronograph Circa 1900
- Kenmerk
- SB0713
- Diameter
- 56 mm
- Estimate
- € 25.000 - 40.000
- Price sold
- € 28.250
Gold half hunting cased perpetual calendar minute repeating chronograph
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A Swiss 18 carat gold half hunting cased perpetual calendar minute repeating chronograph clock watch made for the Indian market, circa 1900. Presented by H.H. the Nizam, G.C.S.I. to Maulvi Ahmed Hussain, C.S.I. Gilt three quarter plate movement signed by the retailer, screwed jeweled chatons, two polished steel hammers striking on coiled gongs. Gold cuvette with inscription, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for day, month in English combined with leap year indication, date and constant seconds combined with moon phases. Polished case, glazed aperture with blue enamel Roman numerals, engraved crest to the rear cover, levers for strike/silent and hours/quarter beneath the bezel.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Signed: P. Orr & Sons Madras
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This watch was presented by Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886-1967), the Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, to a loyal subject, Maulvi Ahmed Hussain. The Nizams were the ruling family of the princely state of Hyderabad and accumulated vast wealth after retaining power since 1719. The Seventh Nizam ascended into power in 1911 and reigned until 1948 when the state was merged with the Union of India. During his reign, the Nizam was regarded as the richest man in the world and had a fortune estimated at $2 billion in the early 1940s. He was loyal ally of the British and shared vast monetary and material wealth in support of the British in WWI and WWII.
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The Nizam was a collector of monumental proportions and accumulated over 200 Rolls Royce cars, an endless list of important diamonds, including the 184.5 Jacob Diamond, and understood the importance of giving a superlative watch as a gift. The retailer who sold this watch to the Nizam was P. Orr & Sons, Madras, the leading watch and jewelry retailer in the region.
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Signed: P. Orr & Sons Madras
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This watch was presented by Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886-1967), the Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, to a loyal subject, Maulvi Ahmed Hussain. The Nizams were the ruling family of the princely state of Hyderabad and accumulated vast wealth after retaining power since 1719. The Seventh Nizam ascended into power in 1911 and reigned until 1948 when the state was merged with the Union of India. During his reign, the Nizam was regarded as the richest man in the world and had a fortune estimated at $2 billion in the early 1940s. He was loyal ally of the British and shared vast monetary and material wealth in support of the British in WWI and WWII.
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The Nizam was a collector of monumental proportions and accumulated over 200 Rolls Royce cars, an endless list of important diamonds, including the 184.5 Jacob Diamond, and understood the importance of giving a superlative watch as a gift. The retailer who sold this watch to the Nizam was P. Orr & Sons, Madras, the leading watch and jewelry retailer in the region.
Signed: P. Orr & Sons Madras
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