Hebdomas Patent Pocket Watch, C1900s

Name: Hebdomas Patent Pocket Watch, C1900s
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA721495
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

Hebdomas Patent pocket watch, c1900s.

The watch has an 8-day keyless movement which is working nicely. The main feature of the Hebdomas has to be the unusually large mainspring barrel which occupies the rear of the movement. This enables the movement to work for eight days which, at the time, was very unusual as the majority of watches needed to be wound once every 24 hours. This particular watch ran for around seven days and lost ten minutes over the week.

As well as details of the watch movement, the barrel also has details of medals won for Hebdomas watches in Geneva, Paris, Chicago, Milan and Bruxelles.

The watch measures 49mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is gun metal and it is in good condition.

The watch glass has minor marking but nothing too detrimental.

The signed dial is in lovely condition.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

Declaration

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA721495

Dealers Notes

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Description

Hebdomas Patent pocket watch, c1900s.

The watch has an 8-day keyless movement which is working nicely.

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The main feature of the Hebdomas has to be the unusually large mainspring barrel which occupies the rear of the movement.

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

This enables the movement to work for eight days which, at the time, was very unusual as the majority of watches needed to be wound once every 24 hours. This particular watch ran for around seven days and lost ten minutes over the week.

fig 1. Hebdomas Patent pocket watch, c1900s — fig 1. Hebdomas Patent Pocket Watch, C1900s

As well as details of the watch movement, the barrel also has details of medals won for Hebdomas watches in Geneva, Paris, Chicago, Milan and Bruxelles.

The watch measures 49mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is gun metal and it is in good condition.

The watch glass has minor marking but nothing too detrimental.

The signed dial is in lovely condition.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA721495

About the Dealer

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2011