Thomas Engel. A fine and unusual 18K gold openface keyless watch with up and down indicator, thermometer, day and bow winding and setting mechanism
Thomas Engel. A fine and unusual 18K gold openface keyless watch with up and down indicator, thermometer, day and bow winding and setting mechanism

SIGNED THOMAS ENGEL, NO. 8, CIRCA 1980

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Thomas Engel. A fine and unusual 18K gold openface keyless watch with up and down indicator, thermometer, day and bow winding and setting mechanism
Signed Thomas Engel, No. 8, circa 1980
Cal. 22''' nickel-finished lever movement, 19 jewels, large monometallic compensation balance, glazed dust cover, the engine-turned silvered dial with Roman numerals on blank chapter ring, gold moon-style hands, fan-shaped sector for thermometer, aperture for up and down indicator, two subsidiary dials indicating day and constant seconds, in circular case with engine-turned screw back centred by a small circular blank cartouche, winding and setting mechanism operated by twisting the bow, case, dial and movement signed
56 mm. diam.

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Accompanied by Bureaux Suisse de Contrôle Officiel de la Marche des Chronomètres Watch Rate Certificate No. 22433 dated 22 February 1980, original fitted wooden presentation box containing spare main-spring and a set of blued steel moon-style hour and minute hands.
Professor Thomas Engel, an international coryphée in the field of researching polymers, holds around 120 patents in organic chemistry and numerous honors and prices in this field, including the 1972 "Diesel Prize" that was jointly won with Dr. Wernher von Braun, one of the most important rocket developers and specialist of space exploration.

Professor Engel is not only a famous watch collector but also a passionate "self-made" maker of technically outstanding timepieces, often incorporating many style elements from Breguet.

These watches, as exhibited in the present lot, are now known as the "Engel Breguets" and are considered to be highly important collectors' pieces.

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