Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jul 19, 2022
LOT 18
UNSIGNED
POCKET CHRONOMETER, SPRING DETENT ESCAPEMENT, COMPENSATED CRANK BALANCE, FREE-SPRUNG CYLINDRICAL HAIRSPRING; 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL
EUR 2,000 - 4,000
USD 2,100 - 4,200 / HKD 16,400 - 32,800 / CHF 2,000 - 4,000
Sold: EUR 4,680
18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Cover polished with, in the centre, the coat-of-arms of Vsevolozhsky family, stamped by a Prince crown.
Cuvette (dome) polished and engraved “No 2350 / G. Schweppenhäuser / Frankfurt a/m”.
White enamel dial with radial revolving Cyrillic letters; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 17’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, Earnshaw-type spring detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensated crank (offset arms) balance with gold poising screws and blued steel free-sprung cylindrical hairspring with terminal curves.
Cover polished with, in the centre, the coat-of-arms of Vsevolozhsky family, stamped by a Prince crown.
Cuvette (dome) polished and engraved “No 2350 / G. Schweppenhäuser / Frankfurt a/m”.
White enamel dial with radial revolving Cyrillic letters; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 17’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, Earnshaw-type spring detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensated crank (offset arms) balance with gold poising screws and blued steel free-sprung cylindrical hairspring with terminal curves.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, Switzerland
Model led by G. Schweppenhäuser, Frankfurt a/m, No. 2 350
Year circa 1870
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 13 693 (by “C S”)
Material 18K yellow gold and enamel
Diameter 46 mm.
Caliber 17’’’, spring detent escapement, crank (offset arms) balance, free-sprung cylindrical hairspring
Weight 93.1 gr. (approx.)
Notes
Vsevolozhsky
The Vsevolozhsky family is a Russian aristocratic family descended from the Rurik dynasty.
The Rurik dynasty, also known as the Rurikid dynasty or Rurikids, was a noble lineage founded by the Varangian prince Rurik of Ladoga (c.824-879), who established himself in Novgorod around the year 862.
In 1622, Michael I (1596-1645), the first Russian tsar of the House of Romanov, granted the family Zherekhovo, a village in the Vladimir Oblast.
The coat-of-arms of the Vsevolozhsky family is composed of the arms of the cities of Smolensk and Kiev in recognition of their membership of the Smolensk rurikovitch, and is stamped with a crown showing their membership in the princely dignity.
The Vsevolozhsky family is a Russian aristocratic family descended from the Rurik dynasty.
The Rurik dynasty, also known as the Rurikid dynasty or Rurikids, was a noble lineage founded by the Varangian prince Rurik of Ladoga (c.824-879), who established himself in Novgorod around the year 862.
In 1622, Michael I (1596-1645), the first Russian tsar of the House of Romanov, granted the family Zherekhovo, a village in the Vladimir Oblast.
The coat-of-arms of the Vsevolozhsky family is composed of the arms of the cities of Smolensk and Kiev in recognition of their membership of the Smolensk rurikovitch, and is stamped with a crown showing their membership in the princely dignity.