Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 209

Swiss or French circa 1830. Fine steel and brass wheel cutting engine with milling head. Horizontal brass dividing plate set with 12 rows of divisions, reverse with 18, spring-loaded hinged locking arm with a thumb loop, lacking cutting arm now fitted with milling head adjusting in two plains via knurled screws and a lever, flat blank holding fixture, brass holding arm with screw. Later wooden base. Dim.13 x 27 cm. Polished, incomplete.