Sold for:
3,450 CHF
3,450 CHF
Sleightholm & Co. , London, No. 1134, circa 1800. Fine and rare gilt brass pair cased pocket chronometer with unusual escapement. Double body gilt brass inner and outer, both plain. GiIt brass dust cap. White enamel with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Gold arrow hands. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, unusual form of detent escapement, built as a spring detent, but pivoted at its base, plain steel three-arm balance, flat blued steel balance spring and diamond end-stone. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 63 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1994-10-15