95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 472
Bahne Bonniksen / Sharman D. Neill Ltd. "By Appointment to the King" Belfast, Movement No. 57601, Case No. 43247, 51 mm, 132 g, circa 1905
An English half hunter - precision pocket watch with 52,5 min. carousel and heavy 18k gold case by F. Thoms
Case: 18k gold, case maker's punch mark "FT" (Frederick Thoms). Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, ébauche: Bahne Bonniksen, gold screw compensation balance with gold and platinum regulation screws.
"Carousel" watches are a design by the Danish watchmaker Bahne Bonniksen, who registered the patent in 1892 in England. His intention was to create a compromise between the "expensive" tourbillon and a normal chronometer - and he actually achieved better results with his carousel than some of the tourbillons.
Sharman D. Neill was a renowned Northern Irish jeweler and retailer of fine watches and chronometers, such as creations by Kullberg, Gardner and Bonniksen.
An English half hunter - precision pocket watch with 52,5 min. carousel and heavy 18k gold case by F. Thoms
Case: 18k gold, case maker's punch mark "FT" (Frederick Thoms). Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, ébauche: Bahne Bonniksen, gold screw compensation balance with gold and platinum regulation screws.
"Carousel" watches are a design by the Danish watchmaker Bahne Bonniksen, who registered the patent in 1892 in England. His intention was to create a compromise between the "expensive" tourbillon and a normal chronometer - and he actually achieved better results with his carousel than some of the tourbillons.
Sharman D. Neill was a renowned Northern Irish jeweler and retailer of fine watches and chronometers, such as creations by Kullberg, Gardner and Bonniksen.
estimated
5.500—6.500 €
Price realized
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