LePhare. A Silver and Niello Quarter Repeating Open Face Keyless Lever Pocket Watch
Signed LePhare, Case No. 30'377, Circa 1910
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LePhare. A Silver and Niello Quarter Repeating Open Face Keyless Lever Pocket Watch Signed LePhare, Case No. 30'377, Circa 1910

Closed9 December 2014

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LePhare. A Silver and Niello Quarter Repeating Open Face Keyless Lever Pocket Watch
Signed LePhare, Case No. 30'377, Circa 1910
Gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, quarter repeating on two hammers on to a gong, repeat activated through a push button in the band, bimetallic compensation balance, silver cuvette, white enamel dial, Breguet numerals, red Arabic GMT, sunken subsidiary constant seconds, polished circular case, niello crest, with motto Post Zenebras Lux, inscription reading Tir Cantonal due Centenaire, 1814-1914, dial and movement signed, case numbered and stamped HIEL, HF
53.5mm diam.

Specialist note

A historical and commemorative timepiece, the present watch was produced for the 100th anniversary of the Canton of Geneva shooting contest in 1914.