190,500 CHF
S. Smith & Son, London, Makers to the Admiralty and the Indian Government, 9 Strand, No. 302-20, case No. 1901-22, hallmarked 1900-01. Exceptionally fine and important, large 18K gold hunting cased free-sprung pocket chronometer with silver dial, one-minute tourbillon regulator and 24-hour power reserve indicator, having won third place in the Kew Observatory trials of 1901, with a score of 90.1 points, as well as a First Class "Bulletin de Marche". Four-body, "bassine à filet", heavy, engine-turned, gold hinged cuvette, anti-theft swivel pendant made by "G.J." Silver, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, up-and-down indicator at 12 o’clock, subsidiary sunk seconds at 6. Blued steel "spade" hands. 50 mm (22’’’), by Nicole Nielsen, frosted gilt, three quarter-plate, fusee and chain, jeweled to the third, Harrison’s maintaining power, chain with a guard plate to protect the escapement in case of breakage, three-arm equidistant tourbillon carriage with gold poising screws, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold and platinum screws, blued steel free-sprung triple overcoiled balance spring with inner and outer Phillips terminal curves.Signed on dial and movement, case punched "SS" (Samuel Smith). Diam. 61 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
