30th Apr, 2014 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Seraph)
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[M] AN EIGHT-DAY CHRONOMETER BY THOMAS MERCER,...
AN EIGHT-DAY CHRONOMETER BY THOMAS MERCER, CIRCA 1970
the 4in. diameter silvered Roman dial with 8-day up/down ring and subsidiary seconds, signed Thomas Mercer/St Albans No.781N, blued-steel hands, two-tier spot-finished plates, chain fusee with Earnshaw-type escapement and cut bimetallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and helical balance contained within a bowl numbered 86 (lacking gimbal and box)
the 4in. diameter silvered Roman dial with 8-day up/down ring and subsidiary seconds, signed Thomas Mercer/St Albans No.781N, blued-steel hands, two-tier spot-finished plates, chain fusee with Earnshaw-type escapement and cut bimetallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and helical balance contained within a bowl numbered 86 (lacking gimbal and box)
Sold for £1,203
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
AN EIGHT-DAY CHRONOMETER BY THOMAS MERCER, CIRCA 1970
the 4in. diameter silvered Roman dial with 8-day up/down ring and subsidiary seconds, signed Thomas Mercer/St Albans No.781N, blued-steel hands, two-tier spot-finished plates, chain fusee with Earnshaw-type escapement and cut bimetallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and helical balance contained within a bowl numbered 86 (lacking gimbal and box)
the 4in. diameter silvered Roman dial with 8-day up/down ring and subsidiary seconds, signed Thomas Mercer/St Albans No.781N, blued-steel hands, two-tier spot-finished plates, chain fusee with Earnshaw-type escapement and cut bimetallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and helical balance contained within a bowl numbered 86 (lacking gimbal and box)
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Seraph), 30th Apr, 2014
