Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, Nov 13, 2010
LOT 117
Wheel Cutting Engine Swiss or French. Made in the late 19th century. Very fine, brass and steel wheel-cutting engine on wooden base.
CHF 9,000 - 13,000
USD 9,000 - 13,000 / EUR 6,700 - 10,000
Sold: CHF 11,250
Horizontal brass dividing plate set with 30 rows of divisions, hinged steel locking arm with thumb loop, horizontal depth slide rest with micrometer brass crank handle, vertically adjustable slide "fast" cutting arm set on rise-and-fall slide with steel handle, with multiple screw adjustments, steel bracket feet, mounted on wooden base. Dim. 43 x 42 x 29 cm. In good condition, cleaned.
