97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 581

C. Antoine Sacré, Bruxelles, 62 mm, 312 g, dated 1829
A rare movement of a deck chronometer with spring detent escapement
Case: 18k gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, keywind, spring detent escapement with adjusting devices, bimetallic chronometer balance with 2 screws and 2 weights, freesprung blued helical balance spring.
C. Antoine Sacré, or Antoine Sacré, worked as a watchmaker in Belgium around 1825. Circa 1806 he was living in Aalst (Alost), which is approximately 25 km west of Brussels. It is assumed that Sacré later worked in Brussels.

Sold

estimated
3.8005.000 €
Price realized
6.200 €