Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004
LOT 354
354 Karl W. Höhnel, Glashütte, circa 1900. Very fine and rare oak wall-regulator beating seconds, with regulator dial, invar pendulum and barometric pressure compensation.
CHF 12,000 - 16,000
EUR 7,600 - 10,100 / USD 9,400 - 12,500
Sold: CHF 13,225
C. Rectangular, glazed in front, molded top, hinged glazed door in the front, amplitude gauge (in minutes of degree).D. Round, silvered, Arabic hour chapter set in the lower part, central minutes with five-minute Arabic markers, seconds set at 12 o?clock. Blued steel "Spade" hour hand, index minute hand.M. Rectangular, brass, Graham escapement with specially hardened steel pallets, spring suspension on knife-edge support, Riefler?s invar rod pendulum with invar rod and pressure compensation attachment, micrometric length adjusting nut serving also as temperature compensation, micrometric beat adjustment on the crutch.Signed on the dial Dim. Height 150 cm
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2 - 01 |