26th Oct, 2011 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Implacable)
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[M] A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY JOHANNSEN,...
A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY JOHANNSEN, LONDON, NO. 8170, CIRCA 1918
the 4in. silvered dial signed A. Johannsen & Co. / MAKERS TO THE ADMIRALTY ,/ THE INDIAN GOVT. & ROYAL NAVIES OF / Italy, Spain & Portugal. / 149 Minories London., with government mark and number '8170' in subsidiary seconds dial, blued-steel hands, chain fusee with Earnshaw-type escapement, cut bimetallic balance with Mercer's auxiliary and helical balance spring, spot-finished plates with repeat number and government mark to the top plate, contained in a gimbal-mounted bowl inscribed H.S.↑ 1 in three-tier mahogany box with Government-issue plate -- 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) square; together with photocopy of original receipt from January 1919
the 4in. silvered dial signed A. Johannsen & Co. / MAKERS TO THE ADMIRALTY ,/ THE INDIAN GOVT. & ROYAL NAVIES OF / Italy, Spain & Portugal. / 149 Minories London., with government mark and number '8170' in subsidiary seconds dial, blued-steel hands, chain fusee with Earnshaw-type escapement, cut bimetallic balance with Mercer's auxiliary and helical balance spring, spot-finished plates with repeat number and government mark to the top plate, contained in a gimbal-mounted bowl inscribed H.S.↑ 1 in three-tier mahogany box with Government-issue plate -- 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) square; together with photocopy of original receipt from January 1919
Sold for £2,356
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY JOHANNSEN, LONDON, NO. 8170, CIRCA 1918
the 4in. silvered dial signed A. Johannsen & Co. / MAKERS TO THE ADMIRALTY ,/ THE INDIAN GOVT. & ROYAL NAVIES OF / Italy, Spain & Portugal. / 149 Minories London., with government mark and number '8170' in subsidiary seconds dial, blued-steel hands, chain fusee with Earnshaw-type escapement, cut bimetallic balance with Mercer's auxiliary and helical balance spring, spot-finished plates with repeat number and government mark to the top plate, contained in a gimbal-mounted bowl inscribed H.S.↑ 1 in three-tier mahogany box with Government-issue plate -- 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) square; together with photocopy of original receipt from January 1919
the 4in. silvered dial signed A. Johannsen & Co. / MAKERS TO THE ADMIRALTY ,/ THE INDIAN GOVT. & ROYAL NAVIES OF / Italy, Spain & Portugal. / 149 Minories London., with government mark and number '8170' in subsidiary seconds dial, blued-steel hands, chain fusee with Earnshaw-type escapement, cut bimetallic balance with Mercer's auxiliary and helical balance spring, spot-finished plates with repeat number and government mark to the top plate, contained in a gimbal-mounted bowl inscribed H.S.↑ 1 in three-tier mahogany box with Government-issue plate -- 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) square; together with photocopy of original receipt from January 1919
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Implacable), 26th Oct, 2011
