97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 549

Onésime Dumas, "Dépot de la Marine", Movement No. 597, Case No. 597, 98 x 65 x 118 mm, circa 1860
A deck chronometer with 40h power reserve indicator
Case: mahogany. Dial: silvered. Movm.: brass movement 59 mm, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, bimetallic chronometer balance with 2 weights and 2 screws.
Onésime Dumas (1824-1889) was the nephew of Henri Motel and apprenticed with him. He was also a student with Perrelet and C.A. Berthoud. Dumas took over Victor Gannery's shop in 1851.
A beautiful deck chronometer by Dumas, a name synonymous with quality and craftsmanship - serviced in August 1939 by the famous L. Leroy, Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris.

Sold

estimated
7.0009.000 €
Price realized
8.000 €