Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 192

Dent, Watchmaker to the Queen,33 Cockspur St., London, No. 29839, made for Earl of Londsdale, hallmarked 1895-96.Very fine, 18K gold and enamel, half-hunting, keyless chronograph watch with 60-minute register.

C .three-body, "Empire", back with champlevé Earl's crown in red, white and green enamel, front with champlevé blue enamel radial Arabic numerals, spring-loaded front, snap-on back.D. white enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions, sunk minute register at 12 o'clock, subsidiary sunk seconds. "Spade" blued steel hands. M. 42 mm, frosted gilt 3/4-plate, 19 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, rare form of winding/setting mechanism.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 53 mm