Albert H. Potter & Co., Geneva 18k GOLD No. 25 Pocket Chronometr 1884

Description: ALBERT H. POTTER & CO., GENEVA 1836- 1908 After a successful career in the United States, Albert Potter moved to Geneva in 1875, where he spent a number of years developing complicated pieces such as minute repeaters. He only produced time only watches. He never produced minute repeaters. He merchandised Swiss minute repeaters with his name on them. He spent his career inventing designs for watch movements, including a quarter repeater and a form of duplex escapement. In Geneva, he had the opportunity to create watches according to his previous designs and plans. An article from the Horological Journal of May 1882 quotes Potter as stating that he had made drawings and working models of fourteen different types of escapements. Potter's incredible craftsmanship made him one of the very few American makers respected by his peers in the Swiss watchmaking industry. His dedication to innovation and precision has rightfully earned him the reputation as one of the finest American watchmakers known today. The high-grade movement is fitted with three of his patented inventions: the very thick watch plate; a safety mainspring barrel to protect the watch in the event of mainspring breakage; a pivoted detent escapement designed to reduce the angle through which the balance must move in order to unlock the escapement, reducing the risk of 'setting' or stopping in wear.Albert H. Potter (1836-1908) was one of the greatest watchmakers of the second half of the 19th century and, together with Charles Fasoldt, the most renowned American watchmaker. Born in upstate New York, he started his career as an apprentice with the watch manufacture Wood & Foley in Albany, NY. In 1855 Potter established his own business in New York City and designed and manufactured watches, apparently not more than around 35 examples, but all of very high quality. In 1875 Potter moved to Geneva where he produced the majority of his fine watches by implementing the ideas and inventions he had developed since the beginning of his career. The example presented here is Albert H. Potter & Co., Geneva 18k GOLD No. 25 Pocket Chronometr 1884 losest Serial No. known to exist. All original. 177 grams total weight. Nickel plates signed: Plate des Pat. Jan 4, 74/ESCAPEMENT Pat. Oct. 22, 75/No. 25, all triple screw down solid 14k Rose Gold Capped Jewel settings. Nickel movement with Potter's patented pivoted detent escapement, patented bridge layout, and Guillaume type balance, blued steel helical hairspring, free sprung regulation, jewels carried in gold screwed chatons • glazed cuvette • white enamel dial, painted black radial Roman numerals, blued steel Breguet hands, large subsidiary seconds, outer minute track • 18k pink gold hunting case • case, dial, and movement signed, case stamped with Potter's trademark balance wheel logo diameter 56mm. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN BONDS, STOCKS, BIT COINS, etc. BUY HARD ASSETS PROVEN IN TIME. NOTE: We have been selling vintage watches on E-Bay since 1998 as watchco1973 with over 15,000 vintage watch sales and 100% positive feedbacks. You can buy from us with confidence. OTHER NICE FEATURES: Free U.S. Shipping. $58 Fedex overseas.

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