Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2025
LOT 609
UNSIGNED
POCKET CHRONOMETER, SPRING DETENT ESCAPEMENT, COMPENSATED CRANK BALANCE, FREE-SPRUNG CYLINDRICAL HAIRSPRING; 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
HKD 19,000 - 38,000 / USD 2,500 - 4,900 / EUR 2,200 - 4,300TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 4,500
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
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 gr.
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.