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New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 6

?Escapement Model? ?Single Wheel spring-detent Escapement? D.J. Moore, Vermilion, Ohio. Made circa 1920. Fine, working model of a single wheel spring-detent escapement, under a glass dome and with wooden base.

USD 1,900 - 2,300

EUR 1,500 - 1,800

Sold: USD 3,776

C. Octagonal wooden, glass dome. M. Brass base plate, going barrel, single wheel spring-detent escapement, steel impulse pallet, plain 2-arm brass balance beneath a bridge with 2 posts, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dim. 16.5 x 13 cm. excluding glass dome.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense