Taschenuhr: extrem seltenes und hochfeines englisches Taschenchronometer nach Earnshaw mit 1/8-Repetition, James Dallas London No. 127, Hallmarks 1814 - photo 1

Taschenuhr: extrem seltenes und hochfeines englisches Taschenchronometer nach Earnshaw mit 1/8-Repetition, James Dallas London No. 127, Hallmarks 1814

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€ 12 000
Auction dateClassic
09.09.2017 18:30UTC +02:00
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Karl-Heinz Cortrie GmbH
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Lot 4180 | Taschenuhr: extrem seltenes und hochfeines englisches Taschenchronometer nach Earnshaw mit 1/8-Repetition, James Dallas London No. 127, Hallmarks 1814
Ca. Ø56mm, ca. 185g, 18K Rotgold, hervorragende Gehäusequalität, bedeutender Gehäusemacher: LOUIS COMTESSE, Taschenchronometer von hervorragender Qualität in der äußerst seltenen Ausführung mit 1/8-Repetition, prächtig gravierter Fratzenkloben, Platine signiert und nummeriert, signiertes und nummeriertes Zifferblatt aus Silber, rotgoldene Zeiger, sehr guter Zustand, funktionstüchtig, bedeutende englische Sammleruhr. Taschenchronometer mit 1/8-h-Repetition sind äußerst selten. James Dallas war ein bekannter Chronometermacher, verzeichnet von 1800-1820, er fertigte u.a. ein Taschenchronometer für den Duke of Sussex. Die Uhr ist eine bedeutende Sammleruhr, nicht nur wegen ihrer Originalität und der seltenen technischen Besonderheit, sondern auch aufgrund des Gehäuses. Der bei weitem am bekannteste Gehäusemacher dieser Zeit war Louis Comtesse, der in London arbeitete und seine Gehäuse in der Goldsmith’s Hall punzieren liess. Seine Punze LC findet sich in den Gehäusen der berühmtesten Uhrmacher seiner Zeit.
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