1st May, 2013 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Excellent)
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[M] A 2-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY WEMPE...
A 2-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE, HAMBURG, NO. 3547, CIRCA 1943
the 4in. white Bakelite dial with Arabic numerals, signed and numbered as per title, gold hour and minute hands, blued-steel up/down and seconds, three-pillar brass movement set in aluminium mount, each stamped '47', Earnshaw escapement, bi-metallic balance with blued-steel helical balance spring, contained in Bakelite bowl with bevelled-glass face plate, stamped to base '3463', gimbal-mounted in oak two-tier box with maker's label (lacking handles) -- 7¼in. (18.5cm.) square
the 4in. white Bakelite dial with Arabic numerals, signed and numbered as per title, gold hour and minute hands, blued-steel up/down and seconds, three-pillar brass movement set in aluminium mount, each stamped '47', Earnshaw escapement, bi-metallic balance with blued-steel helical balance spring, contained in Bakelite bowl with bevelled-glass face plate, stamped to base '3463', gimbal-mounted in oak two-tier box with maker's label (lacking handles) -- 7¼in. (18.5cm.) square
Sold for £744
Estimated at £400 - £600
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A 2-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE, HAMBURG, NO. 3547, CIRCA 1943
the 4in. white Bakelite dial with Arabic numerals, signed and numbered as per title, gold hour and minute hands, blued-steel up/down and seconds, three-pillar brass movement set in aluminium mount, each stamped '47', Earnshaw escapement, bi-metallic balance with blued-steel helical balance spring, contained in Bakelite bowl with bevelled-glass face plate, stamped to base '3463', gimbal-mounted in oak two-tier box with maker's label (lacking handles) -- 7¼in. (18.5cm.) square
the 4in. white Bakelite dial with Arabic numerals, signed and numbered as per title, gold hour and minute hands, blued-steel up/down and seconds, three-pillar brass movement set in aluminium mount, each stamped '47', Earnshaw escapement, bi-metallic balance with blued-steel helical balance spring, contained in Bakelite bowl with bevelled-glass face plate, stamped to base '3463', gimbal-mounted in oak two-tier box with maker's label (lacking handles) -- 7¼in. (18.5cm.) square
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Excellent), 1st May, 2013
