DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Max Mayer, successor of Arthur Jaccard from the Swiss canton of Gros-de-Vaud just north of Lake Geneva, "Balancier & Spiral Paillard" (Paillard's balance and hairspring) engraved on barrel plate, 51mm, 14K original HC with gold cuvette, both Swiss and German hallmarks within all covers, SW-LS, WE-SSD, lever escapement with uncut balance, blued HS with overcoil, 16J, gilt mvt, s#40341. Gross weight of assembled watch 68.5 dwt (106.6 g). Mayer was identified only by the "SJG" in oval garter, a mark he registered in 1906, stamped both on front plate and inside back covers.
CONDITION:
Mvt: GRO, excellent mvt condition overall one dark oxide patch on click wheel; dial perfect; hands excellent; case shows very light wear, many MFS, no larger dents, but several dings in band and a few in covers; bow pivots freely, plating worn away at top, crown shows light wear and break; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$800
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$1000
PRICE SOLD:
$900
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