Sold for:
2,760 CHF
2,760 CHF
L. Leroy & Cie., Horlogers de la Marine, 7 Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris, No. 2769, case No. 9288, circa 1913. Fine 18K gold keyless pocket chronometer. Bulletin de Premiere classe de l'Observatoire National de Besancon awarded at the Timing Contest organised in 1913. Three body, massive, "bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel, with Arabic numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. Notes Timing Contest: - Mean average daily rate +/- 0,32 - Error of compensation at 20° +/- 0,136 - Mean error in 2 positions +/- 3,14
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1996-10-12
