8,050 CHF
Vissière. No.1866, circa 1880. Fine and rare silver keyless pocket chronometer, in original mahogany fitted box. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", polished with glazed back. Cuvette lacking. Three body mahogany deck box. White enamel with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel" spade" hands. Notes Previously in the L. Leroy collection, this watch was exhibited in his Private Technical Museum. As for all the other watches of this museum, the cuvette was removed and the back was glazed. Simon Vissière was born in Paris in 1822 and died in Les Cannets in 1887. Pupil to Winnerl, he was specially known for his researches on amagnetism. Awarded a silver medal in the 1849, he also exhibited in 1851 and in London in 1852. Established in Le Havre in 1867, he had his own personal observatory. He patented a chronometer balance in 1867.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1995-10-21
