Geneva, Nov 09, 2025
LOT 429
ROBERT MOLYNEUX, ENGLAND, CHRONOMETER WITH DETENT ESCAPEMENT, SILVER
CHF 2,800 - 3,800
HKD 27,200 - 36,900 / USD 3,500 - 4,800 / EUR 3,100 - 4,100 / JPY 540,000 - 730,000
A fine and unusual silver, manual wind open-face, key-winding, pocket chronometer witth detent escapement. White enamel dial, gold spade hands with subsidiary seconds at 6.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-70-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline HANDS Original |
Brand Robert Molyneux, England
Year Circa 1830
Movement No. 703
Diameter 56 mm.
Caliber 45,5 mm., full plate, gilded brass, with fusee and chain, spring detent escapement (Earnshaw-type), bimetallic balance (blued steel and gilded brass) with screws and blued steel free-sprung flat hairspring, diamond end-stone.
Signature Movement
Notes
later silver case with London hallmarks from 1883