"Detent Chronometer" Ami Sandoz & Fils, Genève, N°8451/54245
Vente aux enchères - Antiquorum N°86 - 10 juillet 2005 - Lot N°15
"Detent Chronometer" Ami Sandoz & Fils, Genève, N°8451/54245. Made circa 1870. Fine and rare, 18K gold hunting cased pocket chronometer.
- USD6 500 - 8 500
- EUR5 200 - 7 000
- HKD50 000 - 65 000
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C. Five-body, “bassine et filets”, engine turned, hinged and sprung frontcoverwith vacant floral cartouche. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel withradial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel fancyhands. M. 47mm (21’’’), frosted gilt bar calibre, fusee and chain, jewels in screwedchatons, chronometer escapement with pivoted detent, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold ovoid weights, meantimeadjustment screws, blued steel helical balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed, dial, case and cuvette numbered. Diam. 55 mm.