750 CHF
Juvet – Silver Watch Léo Juvet, Shanghai, No. 221905. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1875. Fine, silver pocket watch with center seconds. Accompanied by a long silver chain. To be sold without reserve Two-body, “Consular”, polished, spring-loaded and glazed cuvette. White enamel, narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic 15-second numerals. Blued steel ovoid hands. 47 mm (21’’), gilded and entirely foliate engraved, “Chinese” calibre, 10 jewels, free-standing barrel, counterpoised lateral lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed Juvet in Chinese characters. Diam. 55 mm. Notes Juvet One of the important Swiss horological families working for the Chinese market. Edouard Juvet (1820-1883) established his workshop in Buttes in 1842, but in 1844 moved to Fleurier. He began making "Chinese" watches in 1856. Edouard’s sons Ami-Louis and Léo travelled to China to work in the family firm. In Shanghai, the Juvets were rivaled only by the Bovets, yet the two families maintained friendly relations. The Maison Juvet prospered, opening branches in Tien-Tsin and Saigon. In 1873, Edouard Juvet registered a trademark in Chinese characters which was used on the company’s products. Literature: “La montre chinoise”, by Alfred Chapuis.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-11-13
