Swiss gold commemorative watch for Schützenfeste Circa 1910
- Kenmerk
- AD6586
- Diameter
- 32 mm
- Estimate
- € 3.000 - 6.000
- Price sold
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Gold and enamel open faced lever watch by Orion Watch Company
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A rare Swiss 18K gold and enamel open faced commemoration lady’s pocket watch, circa 1910. Frosted gilt bridge movement, screw compensation balance.
The case back with an inlaid polychrome enamel view of the city of Bern, Switzerland, the city crest of Bern below, inscribed Eidgenössisches Schützenfest Bern 1910. Gold dome. White enamel dial with Arabic Empire hours and outer minute divisions, auxiliary seconds, Louis XV hands. The dial signed Orion. Comes with the original presentation box.
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Diameter: 32 mm
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Weight: 30 g
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Signed: Orion
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Eidgenössiches Schützenfest refers to the Swiss Federal Shooting Festival first organized in 1824 and continued to the present. The contest, held every several years, is hosted by alternating Swiss Cantons. In 1910 the festival was hosted in Bern. The contest dates back to the 15th Century Old Swiss Confederacy. The reintroduction of the contests in 1824 was meant to cement unity between the various Cantons. The Schützenfest lasts up to four weeks and includes some 50,000 marksmen.
Signed: Orion


























