92nd Auction
2015/11/14
Lot 36
Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, PA, USA, Movement No. N 2E6890, Modell 21, 190 x 190 x 190 mm, Case No. N6890, circa 1941
An American ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve indicator
Case: mahogany, brass inlays, applied signature shield, screwed on handles, with lid and glass, brass gimbals and bowl, three-body. Dial: silvered, signed, numbered, Arabic hours, auxiliary seconds, blued spade hands. Movm.: rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, conical moulded movement pillars, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement, balance security device, monometallic screw balance, helical balance spring, 14 jewels.
An American ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve indicator
Case: mahogany, brass inlays, applied signature shield, screwed on handles, with lid and glass, brass gimbals and bowl, three-body. Dial: silvered, signed, numbered, Arabic hours, auxiliary seconds, blued spade hands. Movm.: rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, conical moulded movement pillars, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement, balance security device, monometallic screw balance, helical balance spring, 14 jewels.
Sold
estimated
1.900—2.500 €
Price realized
2.000 €