Important Watches and Wristwatches
St-moritz, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Feb 25, 1990
LOT 170
Charles Frodsham, 64 Strand, London, No. 06015, AD Fmsz, bearing the London hallmarks for 1908-09.
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
Sold: CHF 23,000
Fine 18k gold hunting cased keyless pocket chronometer. Four body massive "pomme et filets" polished case. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. Very fine gilt brass three quarter plate 20" movement, 15 jewels in screwed settings. the fusee with maintaining power. Earnshaw type spring detent escapement. two armed cut bimetallic balance with gold poising screws. diamond endstone, hellical blued steel balance spring with terminal curves, free sprung. Signed on the dial and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 55 mm.
