Alphonse Matile

[miguel angel cladera]

Hi my friends. Just I bought this nice pocket watch signed Alphonse Matile. The watch will be cleaned but I think its a nice watch and have some quality. I didnt find information about the Matile Family (some at the forum). I have some questions..

Its an swiss ebauche, no? quality ebauche?

which its the year of this watch,,1850-70?

Thank you so much for you atention!

 

[miguel angel cladera]

Any thought?

 

[pmwas]

I think (and it is just a thought) this looks very much like the movements in watches marked awarded during the Philadelphia Exhibition in 1870... could be of that era.

 

[miguel angel cladera]

Thank you so much!! Now I have another way for searching.

 

[miguel angel cladera]

Searching a little bit more, a friend told me this movement its a "Jurgensen movement" made in for Aubert Freres or Louis audemars (ebauche).

 

[Audemars]

"Jurgensen movement" made in for Aubert Freres or Louis audemars (ebauche).

Cf Zantke
pp208/9
p222 ("delivered to JJ" in ca 1854)
p347.

There is one reference in the LA "register of superior watches" to a "Jurgensen Calibre" - but delivered to someone else.

Paul

 

[Allan C. Purcell]

Matile, Georges & Cie MFC. La Chaux-de-Fonds. In Karl kockmann´s book "the Watch & Clock Trademark Index of European Origin".

Allan

 

[miguel angel cladera]

Cf Zantke
pp208/9
p222 ("delivered to JJ" in ca 1854)
p347.

There is one reference in the LA "register of superior watches" to a "Jurgensen Calibre" - but delivered to someone else.

Paul

Thank you for the reference!!

 

[miguel angel cladera]

Matile, Georges & Cie MFC. La Chaux-de-Fonds. In Karl kockmann´s book "the Watch & Clock Trademark Index of European Origin".

Allan

Thank you Allan! I saw here Mikrolisk - The horological trade mark index But its Alphonse (LE Locle)