Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jul 21, 2021
LOT 58
Joseph Sewill
Two-day going marine chronometer, power reserve; mahogany, brass and mother-of-pearl
Two-day going marine chronometer, power reserve; mahogany, brass and mother-of-pearl
EUR 2,300 - 4,600
USD 2,800 - 5,500 / HKD 21,300 - 42,500
Sold: EUR 2,600
Mahogany and brass with mother-of-pearl plate, two-day going, marine chronometer, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and one horological complication:
• 54-hour power-reserve indication (sector at 12 o’clock)
• 54-hour power-reserve indication (sector at 12 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Joseph Sewill, Liverpool (Lancashire), “Maker to the Admiralty”
Year Circa 1870-1880
Movement No. 5 078
Case No. 5 078
Diameter 125 mm. (bezel)
Caliber 36’’’, full plate, pillars, brass, fusee an chain, Earnshaw-type spring detent escapement, compensated bimetallic balance, free-sprung cylindrical hairspring
Dimensions 19.1 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm
Signature Dial and case
Accessories Ratchet winding-key
Notes
*a 20% import VAT is due on the hammer price with buyer's premium, plus 150€ for termination oftemporary export, at buyer's expense, only if it is delivered within the EU