840 CHF
Zurich Schuetzenfest - 1907 International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, movement No. 375081, case No. 400977. Made for the 1907 Schuetzenfest, Zurich. Fine and rare, silver, keyless pocket watch with cast high-relief case. Accompanied by the original fitted box and Bulletin de Marche. To be sold without reserve White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute track with luminous dot five-minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Luminous blued steel skeleton hands. Notes The Schützenfest (German "marksmen's festival") Is an annual traditional event celebrated in the Northwest regions of Germany, Bavaria, and Switzerland. It is a kind of fair featuring a shooting match among members of the local marksmen's association and usually takes place in summer. At a Schützenfest, contestants prove their shooting ability, for example by aiming at a wooden eagle. The winner becomes the 'Schützenkönig' ("king of marksmen") until the following year's competition.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-03-29
