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Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005

LOT 171

?Precision Timekeeper? August Ericsson, St. Petersburg, No. 1263, movement No. 12226. Made circa 1890. Very fine and rare, keyless, silver deck and pocket chronometer with spring detent escapement and guillaume balance.

USD 1,500 - 2,000

Sold: USD 2,990

C. Four-body, "Empire", solid, polished with gold hinges and pendant, silver hinged cuvette. D. White enamel with bold radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. 50 mm (22'''), frosted gilt, 15 jewels, Earnshaw-type spring detent escapement, anibalbrass Guillaume compensation balance with gold temperature screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, gold wheel train, pinset. Dial and case signed, movement numbered on the pillar plate. Diam. 58 mm.


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3-12-01

Good

Worn

HANDS Original

Notes

August Ericsson (1842 - circa 1910) Born in Sweden, he established a very impressive business in St. Petersburg, Russia, around 1875. Most of the marine chronometers supplied to the Imperial Navy were made by him, and they generally used Kullberg movements. One of his brothers, Bror, founded the Stockholm Watchmakers Association in 1884. One of August's sons, Alexander, became a chronometer maker.