Barraud, Cornhill, London, No. 10/5342, Hallmarked 1802-1803. | Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks | Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, 17th October 1992

Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 17, 1992

LOT 74

Barraud, Cornhill, London, No. 10/5342, Hallmarked 1802-1803.

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 8,050

Very fine early silver pocket chronometer. Double body plain silver case. Later protecting case. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Very fine gilt brass full plate movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee with maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, plain gilt brass three armed balance, flat balance spring with sugar -tong compensation. Diam. 53 mm.

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According to C. Jagger, the pocket chronometers of this type, with sugar-tong compensation, sold by Barraud, were in fact produced by Thomas Earnshaw. Two similar chronometers, No. 31/5815 and 32/5816, are illustrated in his book : Paul Philip Barraud , published in 1968.