$4,305
Michael Rupp Eight-day Marine Chronometer, New York, c. 1900, no. 1359, 5-in. silvered Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and up/down sector marked Michael Rupp & Co. , New York , No. 1359 , chain fusee movement with spring detent escapement, maintaining power, split bi-metallic balance, helical balance spring, in a fully gimbaled brass bowl with screw bezel, three-tier, brass-bound, mahogany box with inset brass carrying handles and mother-of-pearl maker's plate, ht. 8 1/2 in. Note: Included in this lot is the outer mahogany transportation case and papers for cleaning and timing of the chronometer and photos of the ship it was used on, the Stanley H. Miner .
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-25
