101st Auction

2019/11/16

Lot 345

Alexander Hüning, Genève, 64 mm, 196 g, circa 1920
A large Geneva deck watch "Chronomètre de Bord" with wooden box
Case: nickel, military engraving "H.S. 2 / 12655". Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, large Guillaume screw compensation balance.
Alexander Hüning (1855-1931) was most likely a native of Germany who went to Geneva around 1880 after completing his apprenticeship; he became a citizen of Geneva in 1898. In 1893 Hüning and Emile Fiebiger established the company Fiebiger & Huening at the Rue de Lévrier 13 in Geneva together, which Hüning continued on his own after Fiebiger’s death. He was particularly known for his fine, complicated pocket watches of supreme quality. An overview of Hüning’s life and his work is available in Klaus Pöhlmann’s "Alexander Hüning, ein deutscher Uhrmacher in der Schweiz" (a German maker in Switzerland), Klassik Uhren 1/2010, p. 24 ff.

Sold

estimated
6001.200 €
Price realized
900 €