Taschenuhr: extrem schweres, hochfeines englisches Taschenchronometer "bester" Qualität, signiert James McCabe No.633, Hallmarks 1816 - photo 1
Taschenuhr: extrem schweres, hochfeines englisches Taschenchronometer "bester" Qualität, signiert James McCabe No.633, Hallmarks 1816 - photo 2
Taschenuhr: extrem schweres, hochfeines englisches Taschenchronometer "bester" Qualität, signiert James McCabe No.633, Hallmarks 1816 - photo 3
Taschenuhr: extrem schweres, hochfeines englisches Taschenchronometer "bester" Qualität, signiert James McCabe No.633, Hallmarks 1816 - photo 4
Taschenuhr: extrem schweres, hochfeines englisches Taschenchronometer "bester" Qualität, signiert James McCabe No.633, Hallmarks 1816 - photo 5

Taschenuhr: extrem schweres, hochfeines englisches Taschenchronometer "bester" Qualität, signiert James McCabe No.633, Hallmarks 1816

Lot 4184
14.09.2019 18:30UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
€ 5 000
AuctioneerKarl-Heinz Cortrie GmbH
Event locationGermany, Hamburg
Buyer Premium23.8%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 226696
Lot 4184 | Taschenuhr: extrem schweres, hochfeines englisches Taschenchronometer "bester" Qualität, signiert James McCabe No.633, Hallmarks 1816
Estimate value
€ 5 000 – 8 000
Ca. Ø62,5mm, ca. 197g, Doppelgehäuse aus Silber, übereinstimmende Hallmarks London 1816, übereinstimmende Meistermarke JM, signiertes und nummeriertes Chronometerwerk nach Earnshaw, ausgestattet mit Z-Unruh mit trapezförmigen Gewichten, zylindrische Spirale, Diamantdeckstein, verschraubte Goldchatons, signiertes und nummeriertes Emaillezifferblatt, rotgoldene Zeiger, sehr schöner Erhaltungszustand, hervorragende Qualität, funktionstüchtig, bedeutender englischer Chronometermacher. James McCabe fertigte überwiegend Taschenuhren. Für diese verwendete er Hemmungen unterschiedlichster Konstruktion. Letztendlich spezialisierte er sich aber auf die Duplexhemmung. Seine Taschenuhren und -chronometer unterteilte er in drei Qualitäts- und Preiskategorien. Zur Unterscheidung verwendete er unterschiedliche Signaturen: 1. James McCabe für die Uhren der höchsten Qualität, 2. McCabe für Uhren der mittleren Güte, 3. Beatson für Uhren des täglichen Gebrauchs. Am 2. April 1781 wird James McCabe, zusammen mit 37 anderen Uhrmachern (einschließlich Emery, Frodsham, Pinchbeck und Vulliamy) zum "Honorary Freeman" (Ehrenmitglied) der Clockmakers Company ernannt. Er wurde "Junior Warden" im Januar 1809, "Renter Warden" im Oktober 1809 und "Senior Warden" am 8. Juli 1811.
Auction house category:Pocket watches
Address of auction Karl-Heinz Cortrie GmbH
Süderstr. 282
20537 Hamburg
Germany
Preview
14.09.2019 – 14.09.2019
Phone +49 (0)40 21906520
Fax +49 (0)40-219065229
Email
YP.YGLKLFQ@RGS4@
Buyer Premium 23.8
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 10:00 – 17:00   
Tu 10:00 – 17:00   
We 10:00 – 17:00   
Th 10:00 – 17:00   
Fr 10:00 – 17:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.
?>