Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 13 May 2012

Minute Repeating Automaton Watch 'Father Time' Volta, (Maurice Ditisheim, La Chaux-de-Fonds)

MINUTE REPEATING AUTOMATON WATCH 'FATHER TIME' Volta, (Maurice Ditisheim, La Chaux-de-Fonds), Swiss, No. 25393. Made circa 1900. Fine and rare, 18K pink gold hunting-cased, keyless minuterepeating watch with automaton jacks.

Lot

Antiquorum, May 2012

Hammer result

CHF 13,750

about $14,812 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 31%
Low estimate CHF 8,500
High estimate CHF 10,500
In USD $9,157 to $11,311

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

13 May 2012

Lot number

377

Year

1900

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