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Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994
LOT 342
Alex. Hare, London, No. 1213, Hallmarked 1802. Fine 18 ct. gold pocket chronometer.
HKD 30,000 - 40,000
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
C.Three body, massive Consular, "à double fond", polished. D.White enamel with Breguet numerals and subsidiary seconds (hair line). Gold "spade" hands. M. GiIt brass, full plate with cylindrical pillars, 15 jewels in screwed settings, Arnold spring detent escapement, Z type Arnold balance with diamond endstone, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on the dial and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 51 mm.
Notes
This watch embodies most of the features of typical Arnold pocket chronometers. The dial with Breguet
numerals is unusual for an English watch and allows to think that Hare used to work for Arnold whose
relationship with Breguet is well known.
It is important to point out that the Consular cases are very similar to that, "à double fond" as they were
called by Louis Berthoud, used in France by early chronometer makers.