Sold for:
9,200 CHF
9,200 CHF
Winnerl No. 496, circa 1840. Rare and fine watch movement with early split seconds chronograph. Notes Very fine example of the earliest form of the split seconds chronograph mechanism with concentric hands, invented by Winnerl, in 1838, improved in 1840. This mechanism is described in: Bulletin de la Société d'encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale, 1843, page 195 and 196, plate 893.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1992-10-17
