Sold for:
4,140 CHF
4,140 CHF
L. Fernier & Frères, Besançon, circa 1890.Very fine and rare 18K pink gold keyless lever chronometer with special over-winding prevention in original wooden fitted box. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold "spade" hands. Notes The overwinding prevention mechanism, which is very rarely found in regular watches by disengaging the winding prevents the mainspring from breaking.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-11-16