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Audemars Pocket watch

 

Thought I would share my own watch with the rest of you.

 

It was made in about 1874 by my Great-Great Grandfather and his brothers, who were running the Louis Audemars & Cie company of Le Brassus. (Louis Benjamin himself had died in 1833).

The watch is No 12562 and is recorded (by my Great Grandfather) as having been sold for SFr 690.-  in March 1876.

 

The dial and movement surfaced in London in the early 1930s, minus the case.  My father (Marcel Audemars) acquired it and made a new case (which carries his Maker’s Mark).

 

The back is engraved with the Arms of the Audemars Family and there is a dedication inside to his Father (my Grandfather) dated 1933.  The watch itself is an uncomplicated pocket watch and – of course – the later case makes it a hybrid.  However, as a piece of horological ephemera we believe it to be unique.

 










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Paul Mathey - locle pocket watch

 
By: thomas21152 : March 27th, 2010-14:35
I have posted picture of this pocket watch in my picture gallery, some watchmakers tell me this movement may come from the original watchmaking house of Louis Audemars, you have very interesting family history,I hope you can give me some information on th... 

Locle Pocket Watch

 
By: LouisB : September 27th, 2010-11:13
Hallo, I just picked up on your message in March. Do you have a movement number? If so it might appear in my records. best regards Paul Audemars

Paul Mathey - locle pocket watch

 
By: thomas21152 : October 4th, 2012-17:39
I see you have responsed about the movement in this watch I been away from the site for over a year the number on the watch movement is 66452 Thank You for your response, Thomas

L Audemars pocketwatch

 
By: paintquestions : October 17th, 2013-08:22
I hane an 18K L Audemars pocketwatch, movement number 11451. It is inscribed as winning awards at shows in London 1851 & 1862, New York 1853 and Paris 1855. I would appreciate any information you can provide on this watch. Thanks, Rick

Please post a picture! :)

 
By: Ancienne Le Brassus : October 17th, 2013-12:55
Hello Thanks for posting there. Hopefully Paul Audemars will answer, he's a very nice person and I would suggest you look up the new book he just published! It's really great info on the Louis Audemars brand. Looking at the date tables, the watch was prob... 

Really a spectacular specimen!!

 
By: Ancienne Le Brassus : October 22nd, 2013-03:48
Hello Rick, Thanks for posting these pictures, you really have quite a SPECTACULAR incarnation of a Louis Audemars! First off, the case, it is of course all hand made by Meylan Freres/Louis Audemars. They were the top case makers for a long while. The fro... 

value-market, insurance

 
By: paintquestions : October 22nd, 2013-08:48
Thank you for the information, its really great to know. Do you have any idea of value. I recently took it to an International buyer session at the local Best Western Hotel and they offered me $942 on the spot, but the appraiser was not familiar with the ... 

specimen

 
By: marco.polo : November 28th, 2013-02:58
hello this is my new pocket watch. its louis audemars? thanks This message has been edited by on 2013-11-28 03:06:56 This message has been edited by on 2013-11-28 03:09:58 This message has been edited by on 2013-11-28 03:20:15 This message has been edi...  

pocket watch

 
By: junior.simic : December 30th, 2013-21:57
Best regards . My name is Boris Simic and I live in Croatia . For this Christmas I got from my grandfather in a beautiful heirloom watch. While browsing the internet I came across this site where I hope to get answers . I'll set up a few pictures in hopes...