Lot 58Y
A good late 19th century rosewood-cased eight day marine chronometer Charles Frodsham, 82 Strand, London, 3594
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11 July 2018, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £10,000 inc. premium
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A good late 19th century rosewood-cased eight day marine chronometer
Charles Frodsham, 82 Strand, London, 3594
The well-figured case with brass corners, side straps and recessed brass handles the single storey lid with an open circular aperture with moulded edge to frame the signed and numbered 4.5 inch Roman dial with outer five minute Arabic numerals, up-and-down power reserve subsidiary dial marked 0-8 over a large seconds ring and the two engraved medals 'By Appointment to the Queen' and 'French, Russian Italian Gold Medals of Honour', with blued steel hands, the signed and numbered spotted gilt movement united by six turned pillars, signed and numbered on the backplate 'Chas Frodsham & Co, London, 3594', chain fusee and maintaining power, the escapement mounted on a sub-plate with freesprung blued steel helical spring with cut and compensated bimetallic balance to an Earnshaw type detent escapement, set in a weighted lacquered brass bowl with sprung winding cover suspended in lockable gimbals, with safety winding key. The case 21cms (8.25ins) wide
The well-figured case with brass corners, side straps and recessed brass handles the single storey lid with an open circular aperture with moulded edge to frame the signed and numbered 4.5 inch Roman dial with outer five minute Arabic numerals, up-and-down power reserve subsidiary dial marked 0-8 over a large seconds ring and the two engraved medals 'By Appointment to the Queen' and 'French, Russian Italian Gold Medals of Honour', with blued steel hands, the signed and numbered spotted gilt movement united by six turned pillars, signed and numbered on the backplate 'Chas Frodsham & Co, London, 3594', chain fusee and maintaining power, the escapement mounted on a sub-plate with freesprung blued steel helical spring with cut and compensated bimetallic balance to an Earnshaw type detent escapement, set in a weighted lacquered brass bowl with sprung winding cover suspended in lockable gimbals, with safety winding key. The case 21cms (8.25ins) wide
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Please note that the address is 84 Strand not 82 as catalogued.
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Please note that the address is 84 Strand not 82 as catalogued.
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