Geneva, Nov 05, 2023
LOT 279
E. DELEPINE, FRANCE, EIGHT-DAY MAHOGANY AND BRASS PRECISION WALL REGULATOR
CHF 4,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,300 - 8,500 / USD 4,500 - 8,900 / HKD 34,700 - 70,000TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 8,125
A fine, mahogany case, manual wind rectangular shaped, glazed and hinged door, silver dial with Roman numeral and subsidiary dead seconds. Mercury pendulum with fine regulation wheel above.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand E. DELEPINE, France
Year Circa 1900
Movement No. 1591
Length 350
Caliber Brass rectangular full plate, four wheel train with anchor escapement with jeweled adjustable pallets, mercury pendulum.
Height 1300
Width 200
Signature Dial and movement
Notes
Emile Delépine established in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont, in 1886. He entered the "Trials", the French National Marine concourse and came 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th. Leroy filled the other top places. Thirty-three marine chronometers were successfully entered. He exhibited chronometers in Rouen in 1895 and gained a Grand Prix in Paris, 1910, using steel and platinum balance springs.J. Fournier (1834-1920) married his daughter, and succeeded to him in 1895, his own production followed the serial numbers of his father-in-law.
Mercury Pendulum
The mercury jar pendulum was invented by George Graham in 1721 as a result of work which he said he had done ten years earlier. Mercury expands and contracts in a regular manner therefore allowing the clockmaker to accurately predict the rate of the clock. The mercury can also be added or removed in any desired quantity to regulate the clock before the fine adjustment.
Mercury Pendulum
The mercury jar pendulum was invented by George Graham in 1721 as a result of work which he said he had done ten years earlier. Mercury expands and contracts in a regular manner therefore allowing the clockmaker to accurately predict the rate of the clock. The mercury can also be added or removed in any desired quantity to regulate the clock before the fine adjustment.