16,100 CHF
Arnold, Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, No. 8623, A Four-body, “bassine et filets”, engine-turned back, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette, pushbutton at 6 for split-seconds activation. White enamel, eccentric radial Roman chapter ring to the right with outer minute divisions. Blued steel “spade” hands. Up-and-down indicator to the left, central seconds with divisions on the outermost with five-minute Arabic markers. 45 mm, frosted gilt, half-plate, fusee with Harrison’s maintaining power and chain, 16 jewels, Earnshaw spring detent chronometer escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature screws and platinum mean time ones, free-sprung blued steel helical balance spring, diamond endstone, split-seconds set on the chronograph arbor in the manner of Winnerl..Dial and movement signed.Diam. 51 mm. Notes The movement of this watch is punched with the stamp “Gold Medal of Honor, Paris 1855”. The combination of a chronometer escapement, split-seconds and winding indicator is most unusual.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-11-14
