Edouard Koehn (1839-1908) a skilled watchmaker, rose to become, at the age of 35, one of the five partners in the firm of Patek Philippe & Co. Always an innovator, he retired in 1891 to take over H.R. Ekegren, where he introduced a new thin calibre. The following three lots are examples of the work of this superb craftsman. The firm continued under his son, Edouard Jr., until the 1920's.
A GOLD HUNTER CASED MINUTE REPEATING WATCH
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A GOLD HUNTER CASED MINUTE REPEATING WATCH
H.R. EKEGREN, COPENHAGEN, NO. 17500
The nickel keyless lever movement jewelled through the repeating train, counterpoised escapement with overcoiled blued hairspring and patent precision regulator, lever set, 18K gold cuvette, signed white enamel dial with arabic chapters, subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands within a plain 18K gold case, numbered on case, top plate of movement and reverse of dial, signed on dial and cuvette c. 1890 -- 52mm. diam.
H.R. EKEGREN, COPENHAGEN, NO. 17500
The nickel keyless lever movement jewelled through the repeating train, counterpoised escapement with overcoiled blued hairspring and patent precision regulator, lever set, 18K gold cuvette, signed white enamel dial with arabic chapters, subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands within a plain 18K gold case, numbered on case, top plate of movement and reverse of dial, signed on dial and cuvette c. 1890 -- 52mm. diam.