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RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s

RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s

RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s   RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s
VERGE FUSEE POCKET WATCH c. PIECE FOR THE PERIOD IT WAS MADE. POSSIBLY THIS IS A PROTOTYPE WATCH FROM THE FAMOUS. RETROGRADE HOUR HAND SWEEP A SEGMENT OF A CIRCLE BEFORE SPRINGING.

BACK TO ITS INITIAL POSITION TO BEGIN ITS ORIGINAL MOVEMENT AGAIN. WHILE MOST WATCHES DISPLAY TIME BY MEANS OF HANDS ROTATING ON AN AXIS. SOME WATCHMAKERS HAVE GIVEN FREE REIGN TO THEIR CREATIVITY BY DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE DISPLAYS. GILT, CHAIN AND FUSEE MOVEMENT WITH VERGE ESCAPEMENT.

WITH ENGRAVED AND PIERCED BALANCE BRIDGE. REGULATOR DISC AND FOUR ROUND PILLARS. FROM AMONG THE VERGE FUSEE MOVEMENTS THIS RETROGRADE TYPE IS VERY RARE.

PROBABLY THIS IS A PROTOTYPE WATCH SIGNED No. ONLY A FEW WERE MADE FROM THIS TYPE, THAT IS WHY THE NUMBER IS LOW No. IT WORKS PERFECTLY, KEEPING GOOD TIME SERVICED. BEAUTIFUL IMMACULATE HAND-PAINTED WHITE ENAMEL DIAL. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, WITH NO HAIRLINES OR REPAIRS.

THE RETROGRADE HOURS ARE IN ARABIC 6-12-6 CHAPTERS. LARGE PAIR CASE HORN GILT, HEAVY, MASSIVE CASE. WITH MATCHING POCKET WATCH BOX + ORIGINAL KEY. THIS POCKET WATCH EXULTS A DESIGN AND COMPLICATION THAT WERE AT THE TIME. OF PRODUCTION VERY DARING BUT TODAY LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO DESIGNS FOUND IN.

THE CREATIONS OF SOME OF THE BEST INDEPENDENT WATCHMAKERS. The item "RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s" is in sale since Saturday, December 21, 2019. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique". The seller is "pipacs1010" and is located in Wien.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
  • Escapement Type: Verge
  • Material: Gold Plated
  • Movement: Mechanical (Key-winding)
  • Year of Manufacture: Pre-1800
  • Features: Fusee
  • Closure: Pair Case
  • Brand: FERDINAND BERTHOUD
  • Serial Number: 02


RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s   RARE ANTIQUE BERTHOUD RETROGADE VERGE FUSEE PROTOTYPE POCKET WATCH 1760s