Description

This mint condition Huguenin timepiece is the definition of simple elegance. It is an 18 Karat solid yellow gold, minute repeater and chronograph pocket watch. Inside the case is the original white dial. The dial features painted, black Roman Numerals and minute markings, a sunken subsidiary dial and company mark. This simple dial is accented with beautiful King Louis XIV hands. Every part of this timpiece is original and is in mint condition. The beauty of this watch is displayed in its external details, but also in its internal functioning. The movement has been recently serviced; cleaned, oilled, and regulated. This elegant timepiece would be a nice addition to any collection. Item #: RS0534

Huguenin Watch Company

In 1868 two young craftsmen, Fritz Huguenin (engraver) and his brother Albert (engine turner) set up a small watchcase-decorating workshop. They issued their first medal in 1888 and gradually the Huguenin brothers began to specialized in the "Niel" method of decorating silver cases in black, which made them famous throughout the world. The current plant began to be constructed in 1899, with the transition of crafts to industry. Soon after, the company was taken over by the three sons who developed new products, particularly shooting awards. World War I and the Crisis of the Thirties, during which silver pocket watches were replaced by the stainless steel wrist watches, severely affected the company, which led to its becoming a public limited company in 1934: Huguenin Brothers & Co. S. A. The watchcase business was sold again to another company in 1955. In 1968, the year of its centenary, the company was given a more suitable corporate name: Huguenin Medailleurs S.A. Directed by a member of the third generation of the Huguenin family; thus the rejuvenated company entered into the second century of its existence with confidence and dynamism. The company changed hands again in 1987 with the then CEO, Pierre-André Zanchi buying back the majority of shares (in spite of this, the family, represented by Paul Huguenin, still holds a sufficient amount of stakes to ensure a smooth running of business operations). In 1992 Huguenin made and launched the first mints with a colour imprint. Huguenin merged with Kramer in 1999 which lead to the current merger with Faude in 2002 giving birth to the current company Faude & Huguenin SA.

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