Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2013
LOT 175
VISSIERE MARINE CHRONOMETER Vissière, 31 rue des Drapiers, Havre, France, No. 79. Made circa 1860. Fine small mahogany, 49 hour going, marine Chronometer with regulator dial and power reserve indicator.
USD 3,500 - 4,500
HKD 27,000 - 35,000 / CHF 3,300 - 4,300
Sold: USD 9,375
Three body mahogany box with external brass handles, glazed upper section with hinged lid. Brass bowl and gimballed suspension mounted on shock absorber. Matte silver with subsidiary small Roman hour chapter ring, symmetrical Arabic seconds ring and Up-and-Down sector below, outer Arabic minutes ring on the border. Blued-steel Breguet hands. Brass full plate with cylindrical pillars secured by screws, fusee with maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with cylindrical weights and timing screws. Free sprung polished-steel helical balance spring with terminal curves and diamond end-stone.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |