292,250 CHF
Charles Frodsham, by appointment to the King, 115 New Bond Street, Late of 84 Strand, London, No. 08920, made in 1902. One of the 25 highly important 18 ct. gold minuterepeating keyless pocket chronometers with one minute tourbillon regulator, split-second chronograph and 60 minute progressive recorder, specially commissioned by J. Pierpont Morgan and presented to W. P. Harding in 1903, in original fitted box. Three body massive "pomme" case, polished, with five knuckle joints, olivetted set-hands push, anti-theft bow. Gold cuvette engraved with a dated dedication. White enamel, canister type, by Willis, Roman numerais, outer Arabic minute ring with chronograph divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds at 3 and minute register at 9. Blued-steel spade hands, gold and steel chronograph. 24— frosted and gilt three-quarter plate, 29 jewels, screwed main settings, English pattern lateral lever escapement with gold counterpoised screw, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel free-sprung, balance spring with terminal curve. Three arm polished steel one minute tourbillon carrIage with gold counterweight and steel cock. Chronograph with visible polished and grained steel work, push-pieces in crown and band. Minuterepeating on gongs with slide in the band. Signed on the dial and movement. In perfect condition. Diam. 62mm. Notes Nicole Nielsen, the finest English watchmaker of his day, made this watch for Frodsham on an ebauche by Victorin Elysée Piguet. A virtually identical watch is desc
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1992-04-11
