Cardinal Patrick O'Donnell A very fine deck chronometer with original Bulletin de Marche...
Gehäuse
Silver, engraved coat of arms and motto "In Hoc Signo Vinces" (In this sign you will conquer), guilloché pattern.|Very good.
Zifferblatt
Enamel.|Very good.
Werk
Bridge movement, lever escapement, Guillaume screw compensation balance, blued balance spring with terminal curve by Philipps.|Very good, capable of running.
WERKNR:15260
caliber:22'''
caseId:B 5981
dimension:59 mm
circa:1913
weight:170
country:Switzerland
originalbox:1
originalcertificate:1
guaranteecard:
servicecard:
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The Latin phrase “In Hoc Signo Vinces” (“In this sign, conquer”) is directly connected to Patrick O’Donnell (1856–1927), the well-known Irish cardinal and Archbishop of Armagh. The phrase is the historical motto of the O’Donnell clan of Tyrconnell (County Donegal). According to an old Irish legend, Saint Patrick himself is said to have drawn a cross on the shield of Conall, an ancestor of the clan, promising that his descendants would win every battle under this sign.Since Patrick O’Donnell was born in Donegal, he chose this historically resonant motto at his consecration as Bishop of Raphoe in 1888, and later retained it as his official episcopal motto as archbishop and cardinal.The motto ultimately goes back to the vision of Emperor Constantine the Great before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312.
Gehäuse
Silver, engraved coat of arms and motto "In Hoc Signo Vinces" (In this sign you will conquer), guilloché pattern.|Very good.
Zifferblatt
Enamel.|Very good.
Werk
Bridge movement, lever escapement, Guillaume screw compensation balance, blued balance spring with terminal curve by Philipps.|Very good, capable of running.
WERKNR:15260
caliber:22'''
caseId:B 5981
dimension:59 mm
circa:1913
weight:170
country:Switzerland
originalbox:1
originalcertificate:1
guaranteecard:
servicecard:
extract:
accessories:
clasp:
The Latin phrase “In Hoc Signo Vinces” (“In this sign, conquer”) is directly connected to Patrick O’Donnell (1856–1927), the well-known Irish cardinal and Archbishop of Armagh. The phrase is the historical motto of the O’Donnell clan of Tyrconnell (County Donegal). According to an old Irish legend, Saint Patrick himself is said to have drawn a cross on the shield of Conall, an ancestor of the clan, promising that his descendants would win every battle under this sign.Since Patrick O’Donnell was born in Donegal, he chose this historically resonant motto at his consecration as Bishop of Raphoe in 1888, and later retained it as his official episcopal motto as archbishop and cardinal.The motto ultimately goes back to the vision of Emperor Constantine the Great before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312.
