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Esquivillon Freres Geneve massiv Gold Viertel Repetitions Herrentaschenuhr

Pre-owned () | Year of production 1845 | No original box | No original papers
Rs.355,222
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Basic Info
Listing code FSZG60
Reference number Freres Esquivillon Geneve Viertel Repetition Taschenuhr 1855 Parachute 18K Gold
Movement Manual winding
Case material Yellow gold
Year of production 1845 (Approximation)
Condition
Scope of delivery
No original box, no original papers
Gender Men's watch/Unisex
Location Germany, Schwabach
Price €3,880 (= Rs.355,222) [Negotiable]
Availability Item is in stock

Caliber
Movement Manual winding

Case
Case material Yellow gold
Dial White

Description
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Subject of the offer is a very early - ca. 1845 - repetition pocket watch with unique movement and manufacturing quality in solid 18K 750 gold of the Swiss luxury watch manufactures of the epoch par excellence: Freres Esquivillon

Attention: Watch runs on and through well, but the repetition beats sometimes correctly and sometimes not, it is functional in any case. This is not really a thing with a watch that is over 170 years old, but it should be mentioned explicitly as a quasi "mini defect".

Description:

Very early (1855), solid gold pocket watch with quarter repeater, earliest parachute shock protection, one of the very first repeater pocket watches ever made in Switzerland

I don't dare to check the gold content considering the age and value, probably 18 carat / 750 gold, but I don't want to take a sample from this piece of watch history in its dream state.

Technically it is a Lepine with quarter repeater, ca. 1845, case diameter: 45mm, 66,4g 18K gold, guilloché, dust cover marked " Esquivillon a Geneve".

High precision movement, parachute shock protection, repetition of hours and quarters, enamel dial unrestored in best condition, blued Breguet steel hands, roman numerals, three-cover watch with inner movement protection cover, earliest lever movement and parachute shock protection according to Breguet

The movement starts and stops perfectly (accuracy not tested, we recommend a revision by a master watchmaker for a piece of this age) Repetition hangs sometimes

ez: 2 - age-related (170 years!!) good condition, dial unrestored flawless, lids close flush, movement clean, repeater sometimes hangs a bit



History of the Freres Esquivillon Geneve watch manufacture (source: Watchwiki):

Esquivillon & De Choudens

(see also: Esquivillon and De Choudens).

Esquivillon & De Choudens
Gold enamel pocket watch in triple case with quarter repeater
Esquivillon & De Choudens was active in Geneva and Paris around 1765 to 1830. The Geneva watchmaker Jacques De Choudens (1728-1801) founded a workshop with the brothers Joseph Esquivillon (1714-1798), Jean François Esquivillon (1) (1733-1813) and Gédéon-François Esquivillon (1717-1799), which produced high-quality spindle pocket watches. The watches were mostly signed Les Frères Esquivillon & De Choudens but also Esquivillon & De Choudens and Les Frères Esquivillon.
Les Frères Esquivillon & De Choudens

(see also: Esquivillon and Jacques De Choudens)

Esquivillon & De Choudens, Genève, work no. 4263, circa 1770
Esquivillon & De Choudens was active in Geneva and Paris around 1765 until 1830. The Geneva watchmaker Jacques Dechoudens (1728-1801) founded a workshop with the brothers Joseph Esquivillon (1714-1798), Jean François Esquivillon (1) (1733-1813) and Gédéon-François Esquivillon (1717-1799), which produced high-quality spindle pocket watches. The watches were mostly signed Les Freres Esquivillon & De Choudens but also Esquivillon & De Choudens and Les Frères Esquivillon.

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