A fine polished brass stormglass with a unique liquid that reacts to temperature changes. This maritime instrument forecasts weather 24 to 48 hours ahead by observing the different crystal formations.
Stormglass Reading Indicators: 1. Fern-like crystals are building up: Cold and stormy 2. Fern-like crystals are disappearing: Warmer and improving weather 3. Star crystals are falling down: Frost and maybe snow 4. Crystals all over: Rain 5. Clear liquid: Fine and dry
The fern-like crystals will be highest in the windward side.
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.
