Clock/watch tools - Bergeon No 5500
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Selected by Ashley Calvert
He has 15 years of experience trading 20th century glass and antiques.
Estimate € 150 - € 220
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Bergeon No 5500 precision watchmaker press in steel, Swiss Made, with a wooden box and a collection of metal matrices, in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear, dimensions 20 × 19 × 5 cm.
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Bergeon No. 5500 – Watchmaker's lever press with uprights – Swiss Made – Box
Precision watchmaking press from the famous Swiss firm Bergeon, model No. 5500, intended in particular for the fitting and sealing of watch crystals using appropriate dies.
The set includes the lever press in metal, as well as a range of metal dies of different diameters, kept on their wooden support. The accessories bear the markings “BERGEON N° 5500” and dimension indications. A die of a particular shape and several small additional parts are also present.
The press bears the marking “BERGEON No 5500”. Under the mechanism are the inscriptions “Swiss Made” and the number 16.8885. The set is presented in its wooden box, equipped with a plate reading “VERLUX – La transparence du cristal”.
Dating: second half of the 20th century, probably the 1960s–1980s, pending confirmation by an era Bergeon catalog.
Condition: a fine vintage set showing signs of use, some marks and minor superficial oxidation. The box also shows signs of wear. Functionality not tested in workshop conditions. The exhaustiveness of the dies and accessories has not been verified.
A high-quality professional tool, sought after for outfitting a watchmaking workshop or for a collection of antique watchmaking tools.
Bergeon No. 5500 – Watchmaker's lever press with uprights – Swiss Made – Box
Precision watchmaking press from the famous Swiss firm Bergeon, model No. 5500, intended in particular for the fitting and sealing of watch crystals using appropriate dies.
The set includes the lever press in metal, as well as a range of metal dies of different diameters, kept on their wooden support. The accessories bear the markings “BERGEON N° 5500” and dimension indications. A die of a particular shape and several small additional parts are also present.
The press bears the marking “BERGEON No 5500”. Under the mechanism are the inscriptions “Swiss Made” and the number 16.8885. The set is presented in its wooden box, equipped with a plate reading “VERLUX – La transparence du cristal”.
Dating: second half of the 20th century, probably the 1960s–1980s, pending confirmation by an era Bergeon catalog.
Condition: a fine vintage set showing signs of use, some marks and minor superficial oxidation. The box also shows signs of wear. Functionality not tested in workshop conditions. The exhaustiveness of the dies and accessories has not been verified.
A high-quality professional tool, sought after for outfitting a watchmaking workshop or for a collection of antique watchmaking tools.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
1
Country of Origin
Switzerland
Material
Steel
Designer/artist/maker
Bergeon
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
19 cm
Width
20 cm
Depth
5 cm
Estimated period
1970-1980
Title additional information
Bergeon No 5500
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