299,000 HKD
Charles Frodsham, By Appointment to the King, 115 New Bond Street, Lite of 84, Strand, London, AD. FMSZ No. 09190/12127, with London hallmarks for 1906. Extremely fine 18 ct. gold, keyless pocket chronometer with six minute tourbillon regulator, awarded a Class A Kew Certificate credited as Especially Good in October 1906, with a total of 84.3. Double body, massive, "pomme et filets", polished, marked "H.M.F." (Harrison Mill Frodsham) with thief-proof swivel bow. Gold cuvette with a dedication dated 1912. Notes Illustrated by Vaudrey Mercer in The Frodsham, Antiquarian Horological Society, 1981, pl. 89. According to Vaudrey Mercer, this chronometer was made by Nicole Nielsen S Co. at a cost of £52.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1996-06-03
