Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 12, 1997
LOT 64
Litherland Davies & Co., Liverpool, No. 1311/21616, Hartnup Balance No. 2, circa 1870. Fine 56-hour marine chronometer with power reserve indication and Hartnup auxiliary compensation balance.
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
C. Three body mahogany box with external brass handles, glazed upper section with hinged lid (heavily restored). Brass bowl and gimballed suspension. D. Silvered with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and Up-and-Down scale. Blued steel "pear " hands. M. Spotted brass frill plate, relieved for the barrel, cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, Hartnup auxiliary compensation balance, diamond end-stone, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dial diam. 102 mm. Dim. 19,5 x 19,5 x 19,5 cm.
