10-28-200710-28-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2383
October 28, 2007 10:00 AMCalender
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Two-Day Marine Chronometer by Wm. Weichert

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$3,819$3,250
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2383Location: BoltonDate / Time: October 28, 2007 10:00AM

Description:

Two-Day Marine Chronometer by Wm. Weichert, Cardiff, No. 2359, with 4-inch dia. silvered Roman dial with gold hands, subsidiary down-and-up and seconds dials, engraved Royal Coat of Arms, Golden Arms, Paris 1867 medals and maker's credit Wm. Weichert, Maker to the Admiralty, 119 Bute Docks, Cardiff, brass bezel with silvered rim engraved By Special Appointment to H.M. the Emperor of Austria, the fusee movement with damascened plates and compensated bi-metallic balance with blued-steel helical spring, in brass gimbal and two-tier polished brass-bound ebony veneered case with inset panels and engraved mother-of-pearl plaques, wd. 7 in., (veneer splits and lifting stringing on lid).
Estimate $3,000-4,000

Keywords

Cardiff, Paris, Austria, Emperor , blued-steel helical spring