9,775 CHF
Charles Frodsham, by appointment to the Queen, 84 Strand, London No. 07989, Hallmarked, London 1891. Fine 18 ct. gold, minute-repeating, keyless watch. Three body, massive, "pomme", polished. Gold cuvette. White enamel, Willis canister type, with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel "spade" hands. Partly Swiss, 20— frosted and gilt, half-plate, raised barrel, 23 jewels, English lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel double overcoil balance spring, free-sprung with diamond endstone. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Signed on the dial and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 51 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-10-20