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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 12, 1996
LOT 229
Borel, Neuchatel, circa 1860. Very fine silver hunting cased pocket chronometer.
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
C. Four body, massive, "pommes et filets", engineturned. Hinged glazed silver cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gilt brass Louis XV hands. M. 20"', bar caliber, nickel plated, spotted decoration, 15 jewels part in gold screwed settings, fusee with maintaining power, pivoted detent escapement, two-arm compensation balance with gold poising and timing screws, blued-steel helical balance spring with terminal curves and regulator. Signed on the dial and case. In very good condition. Diam. 59 mm.
Notes
The movement of this chronometer is made with the calibre
used by Favre-Bulle for pocket chronometers with
Tourbillon.