Invicta

Invicta

A pocket watch with visible one-minute tourbillon Case No. 114106, Dimensions 52 mm, circa 1900, Weight 107 g, Origin Schweiz Case: Silver, guilloche pattern, glazed aperture for visible balance. Dial: Enamel, eccentric hour indicator with Arabic numerals, centre seconds. Movm.: Brass, gilt, patent signature "Fureur No. 34394", lever escapement, screw compensation balance, fine florally engraved and pierced balance bridge. The patent for this type of watch was submitted by Louis and Edouard Fallet Fils of St. Imier in 1905 and was issued the number 34394. By placing the tourbillon on a central arbor, Edouard Fallet avoided infringing the Swiss patent no. 30754 the French maker Paul Loichot of Charquemont (Doubs) had received on June 6, 1904; the fact that the cage was visible on the dial side was part of Loichot’s claim element. Two other watches of this type are illustrated in Reinhard Meis' "Das Tourbillon" on page 313. Case: very good. Dial: very good, hairlines. Movm.: very good, slightly oxydized, capable of running, cleaning recommended.