94th Auction
2016/11/12
Lot 306
Viner & Co. Inventors, Regent Str., Royal Exchange, London, Movement No. 3397, 55 mm, 154 g, circa 1830
A gentleman's rare english quarter repeating pocket watch with duplex escapement
Case: 18k gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, chain/fusee, large screw chronometer balance.
Charles Edward Viner (1788-1875) apprenticed with Thomas Savage in London. He became a member of the Clockmakers Company in 1813 and was known for his top quality pocket watches, which he usually fitted with a pump winding mechanism he had invented.
A gentleman's rare english quarter repeating pocket watch with duplex escapement
Case: 18k gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, chain/fusee, large screw chronometer balance.
Charles Edward Viner (1788-1875) apprenticed with Thomas Savage in London. He became a member of the Clockmakers Company in 1813 and was known for his top quality pocket watches, which he usually fitted with a pump winding mechanism he had invented.
Sold
estimated
2.200—3.500 €
Price realized
2.800 €