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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001
LOT 40
Girard & Bornand a Sainte Croix, Swiss, circa 1830.Very fine and rare early pocket thermometer.
HKD 40,000 - 47,000
USD 5,000 - 6,000
Sold: HKD 57,500
C. Three-body, ?Empire?, engine-turned back, reeded band. D. White enamel with graduations in Reaumur, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales, subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock for micrometric reading calibrated in 1/40 of a degree.M. Gilt brass with bimetallic curb, rack-and-pinion transmission with coiled return spring, adjustable lever mounted in the rack acted upon by the curb, additional train for the micrometric reading.Signed on the dial.Diam. 55 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |