63,250 CHF
Henry Capt, Genève, No. 40797, circa 1880.Very fine, rare, and important 18K gold, key-less, astronomical, moon phase, perpetual calen-dar, minute-repeating split-seconds chronograph pocket chronometer with 30-minute register. Four-body, Solid, "bassine et filets", engine-turned, back cover with engraved initials, gold hinged cuvette. Notes Henry CaptAn important and highly esteemed firm, originally established by Henry Daniel Capt (1773- 1843). In 1844 the firm was taken over by Henry's son Henri Capt at Fusterie 85. In 1851 it moved to 174 rue du Rhône. In the late 1870's the firm was bought by Gallopin. In 1878-9, the Henri Capt firm won the first prize at the Geneva Observatory. In 1882 they received another first prize for a watch with a palladium balance-spring, the first prize recorded as having been awarded for a watch with such a sping. He was the first Swiss maker to compete in the Kew Observatory Contests.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-11-16
