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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 31, 1998
LOT 116
Whined, France, No. 356, circa 1850. Fine small mahogany, 49 hour going, marine chronometer.
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
C. Three body mahogany deck watch type box, the brass bowl with screwed bezel. D. Silvered with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and Up-and-Down scale. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass full plate with cylindrical pillars secured by screws, the back plate relieved for the barrel, mainspring by Bourquin dated 1849, fusee with maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, two armed bimetallic compensation balance with cylindrical weights and ti ming screws. Free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Dial diam. 75 mm. Dim. 8 x 14 x 16 cm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |