| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 4-8 |
Fair Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3 * |
|
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, France (probably Besançon)
Year circa 1895
Movement No. 1 895 (93.2 / 4)
Case No. 1 895
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 53 mm.
Accessories gold chain
Notes
Open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer, subsidiary seconds at 6 and three horological complications:
- 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the round push-piece located on the winding-crown)
- Split-seconds (activated by the rectangular push-piece located on the case-band at 11 o’clock)
- Instantaneous 60-minute recorder (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
Provenance
19’’’ gilded brass, with going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, compensated balance with gold poising screws and Palladium hairspring with terminal curve, stop balance (activated by the push-piece located on the case-band at 7 o’clock), Besançon Observatory seal