Albert H. Potter (1836-1908) :

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.

Despite his successful business, he moved to Havana in 1861 and launched a small but again flourishing watch making and repairing shop.
Following his return to the US in 1866, Potter spent several creative years during which he further improved his ideas and patented some. Between August and October 1875, he submitted five of his inventions to the US Patent office, including his trademark depicting the also patented compensation balance with auxiliary middle temperature error attachment, a safety barrel, the pivoted detent escapement and a watch plate design.

In 1875 Potter moved to Geneva where he produced the majority of his fine watches by implementing his ideas and inventions developed since the beginning of his career.

Chronometre N°5 :

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Ed the Grocer ancienne maison l'Epicier

Voila au moins une montre qui tient la route.

Ca egayera ma journée. Fallait que t achètes chef (même si je sais que tu ne veux pas tomber du côté obscur)

L'acheter ... euh, il était à 150 000 US $ sur un site d'enchère connu, mais il n'a pas trouvé preneur .

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Ed the Grocer ancienne maison l'Epicier

150.000$ c'est quand même beaucoup demander pour un Potter.

On les voit plutot (ce mouvement simple) dans les 15-30.000$


Ici, un tourbillon du même Potter, dont on notera le balancier incliné (cher aujourd'hui à Greubel & Forsey)

Oui, par exemple le 13 octobre 2004 , parti à 30 000 US$, estimé à 7 / 9 000 .

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Ed the Grocer ancienne maison l'Epicier

Pardon, je sors...

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« Quand j’énonce une assertion , je m’aperçois tout de suite que l’assertion contraire est à peu près aussi intéressante » Raymond Queneau.

Il avait surtout un frere , William Cleveland ...avec qui il a fondé la Potter Brother , avant de se séparer, comme souvent .

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Ed the Grocer ancienne maison l'Epicier