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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007
LOT 191
?Danish Pocket Detent Chronometer? Carl Jensen, Kiöbenhavn, No. 27. Made circa 1840. Fine and rare, 18K gold and enamel pocket chronometer with pivoted detent escapement.
CHF 1,500 - 2,000
EUR 900 - 1,200 / USD 1,200 - 1,600
C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", back engraved with foliage, coin-edge band. Hinged gold cuvette with white and translucent royal blue enamel floral decorations and technical description. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel pierced hands. M. 40 mm, engraved bar caliber, pivoted detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, jeweled to the 3rd wheel, entire escapement with endstones. Dial, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Property of a Spanish Gentleman
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-45-01 |
Fair HANDS Original |