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拍品 154
H.R. Ekegren. A fine 18K gold half hunter case keyless lever watch with original certificate, bulletin de marche and box
SIGNED H.R. EKEGRÉN, COPENHAGEN, NO. 18'188, MADE FOR J.E. CALDWELL & CO., PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1895
已结束2014年11月10日
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CHF 4,000
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With H.R. Ekegrén original certificate, Observatoire de Genève Bulletin de Marche dated 7 December 1885 confirming that the present watch has participated in a "very satisfactory manner" at a Category A timing contest. Furthermore delivered with the original fitted wooden presentation box containing a spare crystal.
Henri Robert Ekegrén (1823-1896) was a renowned Danish watch, clock and chronometer maker and watchmaker to the King of Denmark. He worked for Urban Jürgensen, Henry Golay, Joseph-Thaddeus Winnerl and Adolph Lange before setting up his own business in Geneva. In 1857, Ekegren founded together with Ferdinand Westermann a factory specializing in the production of chronometers which was sold to Edouard Koehn in 1891.
James Emmett Caldwell (1813-1881) began his career as an apprentice to a silversmith in Philadelphia. In the early 1830s, he opened his own watch and jewellery shop which became known as J.E. Caldwell & Company in 1848. The company retailed watches made by the most celebrated manufacturers, notably Ekegren and Patek Philippe.
Henri Robert Ekegrén (1823-1896) was a renowned Danish watch, clock and chronometer maker and watchmaker to the King of Denmark. He worked for Urban Jürgensen, Henry Golay, Joseph-Thaddeus Winnerl and Adolph Lange before setting up his own business in Geneva. In 1857, Ekegren founded together with Ferdinand Westermann a factory specializing in the production of chronometers which was sold to Edouard Koehn in 1891.
James Emmett Caldwell (1813-1881) began his career as an apprentice to a silversmith in Philadelphia. In the early 1830s, he opened his own watch and jewellery shop which became known as J.E. Caldwell & Company in 1848. The company retailed watches made by the most celebrated manufacturers, notably Ekegren and Patek Philippe.