8,050 CHF
Julien Le Roy à Paris, Swiss, circa 1800. Extremely rare centre seconds watch with an early form of rack-lever escapement with pirouette. Contemporary, gilt brass, polished with reeded band. Eccentric white enamel with Arabic numerals, outer Arabic seconds ring. Hinged gilt brass full plate, fusee with chain, rare early continental form of rack lever escapement with pirouette, the spiral spring mounted on the pirouette wheel. Signature on the back plate. In good condition. ,t , Diam. 58 mm. Notes This arrangement enables the escapement to beat the seconds. This watch is described and illustrated by Y. Droz and J. Flores in the A.F.A.H.A. bulletin No. 13, Spring 1983. It is also described and illustrated in Uhren Journal für Sammler Klassischer Zeitmesser 2/94, page 37.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1994-10-15
