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Lot 3859
SWISS. A HIGHLY UNUSUAL 14K GOLD OPENFACE TWO TIME ZONE KEYWOUND LEVER WATCH WITH CENTRE SECONDS, REGULATOR DIAL AND THERMOMETER
DIAL SIGNED PATENT THERMOMETER WATCH, FAHRENHEIT, NO. 88'667, CIRCA 1860
Closed30 November 2011
Price Realised
HKD 68,750
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Specialist note
US$5,750-7,500
The watch features the so-called "Tixier" calibre, invented by the French watchmaker Jean Tixier who emigrated to Fleurier, Switzerland, in the mid-19th century. He designed a cut-out plate movement, often featuring centre seconds. The regulator-style dial places the emphasis on the centre seconds display as opposed to the traditional time display. Other highly unusual features are the Fahrenheit thermometer and the two time zone function as, when it was manufactured around 1860, the establishment of time zones was still in its early years.
The watch features the so-called "Tixier" calibre, invented by the French watchmaker Jean Tixier who emigrated to Fleurier, Switzerland, in the mid-19th century. He designed a cut-out plate movement, often featuring centre seconds. The regulator-style dial places the emphasis on the centre seconds display as opposed to the traditional time display. Other highly unusual features are the Fahrenheit thermometer and the two time zone function as, when it was manufactured around 1860, the establishment of time zones was still in its early years.