Importantes Montres de Collection

Geneva, Nov 13, 2011

LOT 376

FUREUR ONE-MINUTE TOURBILLON Fureur Tourbillon (L. & E. Fallet Fils, Saint-Imier), Swiss Patent No. 34394. Made circa 1906. Fine and rare, silver keyless center-seconds pocket watch with patented one-minute tourbillon regulator and regulator dial to the design of the Fallet brothers patent of August 25, 1905.

C. Three body, demi-bassine, engine-turned, the back centred with a glazed aperture to view the tourbillon. D. White enamel regulator-type with radial Roman numerals and outer minute divisions, outer seconds and fi fths of a second divisions. Blued steel spade hands. M. 19"' gilt brass full plate, centred with the one-minute revolving tourbillon carriage beneath an engraved gilt bridge, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating fl at balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed, movement with Swiss Patent number. Diam. 53 mm.