Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 18, 1998

LOT 255

J.H. Martens, Friburg iB. Baden, Swiss, No. 1697, circa 1860. Very fine 18K gold hunting cased pocket chronometer.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets " , engineturned. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minutes ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. 20"', frosted and gilt, bar calibre, 15 jewels, fusee with chain and maintaining power, spring detent escapement, two-arm compensation balance with gold poising and timing screws, free sprung bluedsteel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on the dial and cuvette. Diam. 55 mm.