Moser. A rare and early base metal hinged wristwatch with day and date

SIGNED HY. MOSER & CO., NO. 212189, CIRCA 1912

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Moser. A rare and early base metal hinged wristwatch with day and date
Signed Hy. Moser & Co., No. 212189, circa 1912
With gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, factory engraved cuvette, the silvered dial with stylized Arabic numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, outer ring calibrated for date with corresponding central date hand, aperture for day, engine-turned subsidiary seconds, the circular case with fancy hinged wire lugs, hinged back, case and cuvette signed and numbered, movement stamped with maker's hallmark
34 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

The present lot is one of the first calendar watches designed and produced as a wristwatch, as opposed to being converted from a pocket watch.

Another example by Henry Moser, No. 256899, is illustrated on the cover of Wristwatches - History of a Century's Development by Kahlert, Muhe & Brunner. The watch is further illustrated and discussed on page 314.

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