Only Online Auction
Geneva, Apr 07, 2021
LOT 232
Mercer for Meister
56-hour going chronometer carriage-clock, power reserve; brass and glass
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
EUR 6,400 - 8,200 / USD 7,600 - 9,800 / HKD 59,000 - 76,000
Brass and glass, 56-hour going, key-winding, flared-shaped, chronometer carriage-clock; silver colour dial with radial Roman numerals with subsidiary seconds at 12 and one horological complication:
· 56-hour power-reserve indication (sector at 6 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6 |
Good Slightly oxidized |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Thomas Mercer, St. Albans (England)
Model made for Meister, Zürich
Year circa 1970
Movement No. 1 229
Case No. 1 229
Material brass and glass
Caliber fusee and chain, spring detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with poising screws and steel free-sprung cylindrical hairspring
Height 160 mm. (without the handle)
Width 140 mm.
Thickness 88 mm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories crank winding- and hand- setting brass key (numbered 5 134)
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
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