6,250 CHF
DENT LARGE GOLD CHRONOGRAPH POCKET WATCH Dent, Watchmaker to The King & Queen, 34, Cockspur Street, London, No. 33757, the movement supplied by Nicole Nielsen. The case with London hallmarks for 1911. Very fine and rare, heavy, half-hunting cased 18K gold keyless pocket watch with chronograph and progressive 60-minute register. Four-body, "bassine et filets", master mark RN, polished, hinged and sprung front cover with blue enamel radial Roman chapter ring and inner minute track, thief-proof swivel bow. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and concentric fifths of a second track, Arabic five minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds at 9, 60-minute register dial at 3. Blued steel double spade hands. 43 mm., 19''', frosted gilt half-plate, 15 jewels, going barrel, lateral English lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold timing and temperature adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, diamond endstone, index regulator, Nicole Nielsen chronograph work mounted on the backplate activated by a button in the band. Notes Dial and movement signed. DIAM. 54 mm. Dent A celebrated watchmaking dynasty founded by Edward John Dent (1790-1853), known for high quality watches, clocks, chronometers and regulators. After starting life as a tallow chandler, Edward John Dent switched to watchmaking. From 1815 to 1829, he was employed by the Vulliamys and the Barrauds. In 1830 he entered into a partnership Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2014-05-11
