7,498 CHF
Agassiz watch Co. , Swiss, No. 4841553 circa 1950.Fine and rare 14K gold keyless world time dress-watch. Three piece massive "variée" polished with bevelled bezels. Small frosted silver with applied gold Roman numerals, outer Arabic dark and light revolving chapter ring for day and night hours and the world time chapter bearing the names of 41 cities or places around the world, according to the Louis Cottier world time patent. Gold hands. Notes This world time system was invented by Louis Cottier and produced for Patek Philippe, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin and Agassiz.Agassiz Watch Co. S. A., Saint-Imier and GenevaThe company was founded in 1876. In 1832, Auguste Agassiz, brother of the eminent geologist Louis Agassiz, began a horological business as a wholesaler in Saint-Imier. The manufacture was in fact really founded by his son and not until 1876, after a constructive market research. The company specialised in the production of high quality watches. Starting from regular 19''' watch movements, a new calibre was soon designed, smaller in diameter and as slim as possible with respect to the technical rquirements for good timekeeping. Later, to meet the request of wholesalers, the manufacture began to design entirely new movements and even thinner: first of 17'''- 24/12th, and later of 20/12th, and 17/12th, producing very slim watches, highly praised by their demanding customers. Consequently, the Agassiz Factory arranged a technical agreement with Touchon & Co.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-11-13
