Geneva, May 14, 2023
LOT 77
ENGLISH NAVIGATOR'S WATCH
CHF 12,000 - 22,000
EUR 12,300 - 22,400 / USD 13,600 - 24,800 / HKD 108,000 - 196,000
Sold: CHF 13,750
Fine and rare silver pair cased, moon phase astronoinical pre-balance spring watch.
Outer double body, polished, marked "I.E." double body, bassine, polished with split bezel and loose-ring pendant.
Small silver eccentric dial with Roman numerals, the centre pierced and engraved with strawberry flowers. Blued steel single hand. Small subsidiary silver dial for date, month, the signs of the Zodiac and time of the London tides. Matt gilt brass dial-plate with hands pointing to the apertures for days of the week with their corresponding planet symbols, phase and age of the moon.
Outer double body, polished, marked "I.E." double body, bassine, polished with split bezel and loose-ring pendant.
Small silver eccentric dial with Roman numerals, the centre pierced and engraved with strawberry flowers. Blued steel single hand. Small subsidiary silver dial for date, month, the signs of the Zodiac and time of the London tides. Matt gilt brass dial-plate with hands pointing to the apertures for days of the week with their corresponding planet symbols, phase and age of the moon.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3-6-8* |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Joseph Munday London, England
Year Circa 1665
Material Silver
Diameter 57 mm.
Caliber 18''',Hinged gilt brass full plate with early Egyptian pillars, three wheel short train, fusee with gut-line, verge escapement with steel two-arm balance without spring, worm-and-wheel set-up with pierced blued steel brackets and silver regulator dise, gilt brass florally pierced and engraved cock secured by a screw.
Signature Movement
Notes
Watches giving the time of the London tides are extremely rare. They were made for navigators who needed to know the appropriate time for navigation on the Thames of which the flow varies according to the tides.