Brass

German aluminium marine clock for torpedo attacks Circa 1920

Marine clock with precision measurement – A extremely rare marine clock for torpedo attacks, made by Strasser & Rohde in Glashütte, Germany, circa 1920. The open faced case of this watch, which was crafted from cast aluminium and brass, has three holes for mounting, a hinged lid and…

Diameter

180 mm

Estimate

€ 2.500 - 5.000

Price

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Year sold

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English brass eight day marine chronometer in box Circa 1820

Marine chronometer with rare display – A very early production example of an eight day marine chronometer by the renowned makers Parkinson & Frodsham, at 5 Budge Row London, England, circa 1820.  Housed in a brass case mounted within the original numbered mahogany box with brass fittings and…

Diameter

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Estimate

€ 5.000 - 10.000

Price

€ 6.200

Year sold

2023

English brass marine chronometer in mahogany box Circa 1920

Chronometer in box with brass carrying handles – A very high quality marine chronometer, made by Kelvin White & Hutton, in London, England, circa 1920. The numbered brass case in fitted in to a three part mahogany box with recessed brass carrying handles and the original ivory company…

Diameter

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Estimate

€ 1.750 - 3.500

Price

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Year sold

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Swiss brass marine chronometer in a mahogany box Circa 1950

Very small chronometer in mahogany box – A very small and rare marine chronometer in a mahogany box, made by Longines in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, circa  1950. The brass open faced case is mounted in the mahogany box with a gimbal suspension and the silvered dial has Arabic hour…

Diameter

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Estimate

€ 3.000 - 5.500

Price

€ 3.350

Year sold

2023

Fine English eight day power reserve deck chronometer Circa 1820

Deck chronometer in mahogany box – An eight day marine deck chronometer made by Parkinson & Frodsham in London, England, circa 1820. The glazed open faced case was crafted from brass and mounted in a numbered three part mahogany box with a gimbal suspension. The silvered dial is…

Diameter

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Estimate

€ 1.250 - 2.500

Price

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Year sold

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Swiss brass marine chronometer in mahogany box Circa 1980

Brass marine deck watch by H. Moser – A Swiss mahogany boxed brass marine deck chronometer with centre seconds, circa 1980. This watch features a quartz movement with jewels and a lever escapement. It has a white enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, an outer minute track, and…

Diameter

80 mm

Estimate

€ 2.500 - 4.000

Price

€ 2.950

Year sold

2021 HK

Russian chronometer with 56h power reserve Circa 1910

Deck chronometer in mahogany box – A fine Russian deck chronometer with 56 hour power reserve in a brass inlaid mahogany box, circa 1910. Brass movement with a decorative cut, profiled pillars, chain and fusee, a spring detent escapement, blued screws, bimetallic chronometer balance with two screws and…

Diameter

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Estimate

€ 3.000 - 6.000

Price

€ 3.800

Year sold

2023

German single handed octagonal verge with hour strike Circa 1600

Brass and copper Renaissance watch by Nicholas Schmidt – A rare and very large German brass and copper single handed octagonal Renaissance pocket watch with hour strike, circa 1600. Octagonal brass full plate movement with maker’s mark NS in a shield for Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder, two barrels,…

Diameter

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Estimate

€ 20.000 - 40.000

Price

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Year sold

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Swiss brass small two day chronometer in mahogany box Circa 1915

Rare chronometer with power reserve indicator – A rare small and numbered two day chronometer with extract from the archives and probably one of only three pieces ever made by Vacheron & Constantin in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1915. The open faced and numbered case is crafted from brass…

Diameter

65 mm

Estimate

€ 12.500 - 40.000

Price

€ 14.900

Year sold

2023

French brass box Grosse Montre Marine chronometer Circa 1825

Marine chronometer with shock absorber – A numbered marine box chronometer Grosse Montre Marine made by Breguet et fils in Paris, France, circa 1825. The open faced case was crafted from brass and is fitted in to a later made mahogany box. The silvered face of this chronometer…

Diameter

85 mm

Estimate

€ 17.500 - 40.000

Price

€ 20.450

Year sold

2023

French brass deck watch with chronometer escapement Circa 1839

Marine chronometer in mahogany box with slide and window – A marine deck chronometer made by Breguet in Paris, France, circa 1839. The open faced brass case is mounted with a gimbal suspension in the original mahogany box with slide and window. The numbered original silvered dial has…

Diameter

-

Estimate

€ 10.000 - 25.000

Price

€ 11.800

Year sold

2023

English round brass case so called box chronometer Circa 1824

Marine chronometer with chronometer escapement – An important marine numbered chronometer, the so called box chronometer, made by John Roger Arnold in London, England, circa 1824. The watch has a round open faced case crafted from brass with bayonet locking and a winding whole in the bottom. The…

Diameter

85 mm

Estimate

€ 8.000 - 15.000

Price

€ 9.900

Year sold

2023

English brass “One day” marine deck chronometer Circa 1812

Marine chronometer in glazed mahogany box – A numbered marine deck chronometer made by John Roger Arnold in London, England, circa 1812. The open faced brass case of this chronometer is crafted from brass and is mounted in a three part glazed mahogany box with ivory plaque. The…

Diameter

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Estimate

€ 6.000 - 15.000

Price

€ 6.800

Year sold

2023

German brass marine chronometer with lever escapement Circa 1945

Marine chronometer in mahogany box – A numbered marine chronometer in two cases rare made by A. Lange & Söhne in Glashütte bei Dresden, Germany, circa 1945. The inner mahogany box is numbered and glazed and the brass open faced chronometer case is mounted with a gimbal suspension…

Diameter

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Estimate

€ 8.000 - 15.000

Price

€ 9.900

Year sold

2023

Swiss brass marine chronometer with 50 hour power reserve Circa 1950

Diameter

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Estimate

€ 3.000 - 6.000

Price

€ 3.700

Year sold

2023

English brass marine deck chronometer 8 day chronometer Circa 1820

Chronometer in three part mahogany box – A numbered marine deck chronometer with extremely rare eight day chronometer made by Parkinson & Frodsham in London, England, circa 1820. The open faced glazed case was crafted from brass and was mounted in the numbered three part mahogany box with…

Diameter

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Estimate

€ 4.000 - 8.000

Price

€ 5.850

Year sold

2023