Chronometer escapement

1047 The chronometer escapement is one of the most precise escapements.

German 14k gold lever chronometer pocket watch Circa 1916
Gold pocket watch with gold chain and fitted box – A very fine and rare German, 14k yellow gold, hunting cased, keyless pocket lever chronometer with Guillaume balance, circa 1916. Accompanied by a gold chain, the original fitted box with spare mainspring as well as the original certificate.
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 6.000
Price
€ 5.750
Year sold
2007 GN
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Swiss 14K rose gold hunting cased chronometer Circa 1891
Rose gold full hunter chronometer by Patek Philippe – An exceptionally heavy Swiss 14 carat rose gold hunting cased pocket chronometer, circa 1891. Probably sold to Russia. Patek Philippe chronometer movement in observatory quality, wolf’s toothing, chronometer balance with gold screws, helical hairspring, special lever, screwed gold chatons.
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 7.500 - 15.000
Price
€ 8.700
Year sold
2019
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Swiss 18K rose gold hunting cased pocket chronometer Circa 1882
Rose gold full hunter chronometer by Patek Philippe – An especially heavy and unique Swiss 18 carat rose gold hunting cased pocket chronometer, circa 1882. Made for Relojeria Maurer, Barcelona. Very fine and very rare chronometer calibre with 2/3 plate, Geneva striping decoration, chronometer balance, eccentric fine adjusting…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 15.000
Price
€ 5.100
Year sold
2019
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Swiss gold open faced quality Extra deck chronometer Circa 1901
Gold deck chronometer by Patek Philippe – A very fine and heavy Swiss 18 carat gold open faced quality Extra deck chronometer, circa 1901. Exquisite chronometer movement, lever escapement, Guillaume balance, extremely rare swan-neck adjusting device with two regulator hands, wolf’s toothing, movement as prescribed for observatory chronometers…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 12.000
Price
€ 6.800
Year sold
2019
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English gold watch with spring detent escapement Circa 1810
Gold gentleman’s pocket watch by John Roger Arnold – A very fine gold English gentleman’s pocket watch with spring detent chronometer escapement, circa 1810. Full plate fire gilt Arnold spring detent, cut and compensated bimetallic oversized Z balance, helical balance spring, diamond endstone. White enamel dial with…
Diameter
49 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 11.000
Price
€ 8.950
Year sold
2021
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French deck chronometer with footed detent escapement Circa 1840
Brass marine deck chronometer by Henri Motel – A very fine and rare French, marine deck chronometer with spring footed detent and 40 hour power reserve, circa 1840. Three-tier mahogany deck box, the upper section with a numbered bone plaque, brass case en forme de tabatière secured inside…
Diameter
115 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 6.500
Price
€ 4.700
Year sold
2007 HK
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Swiss gold chronometer made for the Hispanic market Circa 1865
Gold chronometer with spring footed detent escapement – A very fine and large Swiss, 18 Carat gold, full hunter cased, pocket chronometer with spring footed detent chronometer escapement and helical balance spring, circa 1865. Large Detent Chronometer by Augustin Perret, Le Locle, retailed by French, Royal Exchange, London.
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.500
Price
€ 3.700
Year sold
2007 HK
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Swiss gold chronometer made for the English market Circa 1850
Gold chronometer with unusual banking for the detent – A fine and rare Swiss, 18K gold pocket chronometer with unusual banking for the detent, circa 1850. Made for the English market. An engine-turned and polished case, master mark PM. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals,…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.100
Year sold
2007 HK
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Swiss gold chronometer with pivoted detent escapement Circa 1905
Gold hunter made for the Russian market – A very fine Swiss, 18K yellow gold, hunting cased, keyless pocket chronometer with Jaquet & Gérard inversed pivoted detent escapement, circa 1905. Made for the Russian market. A polished band, engine-turned covers with polished borders. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 6.000
Price
€ 5.200
Year sold
2007 HK
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Very fine French platinum and enamel chronometer Circa 1830
Chronometer with unusual and rare escapement by Bertot – A very fine French platinum and enamel open faced pocket chronometer, circa 1830. Bar movement, key winding, extremely rare chronometer escapement, a combination of a pivoted detent and a spring detent escapement with gold chronometer wheel and rubies, gold…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 7.500
Price
€ 4.700
Year sold
2019
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French gold Louis XVI style pocket chronometer Circa 1870
Gold open faced chronometer by Maingourd Frères – A very fine and rare French 18 carat gold open faced Louis XVI style pocket chronometer, circa 1870. Chronometer movement, ¾ main plate, chain/fusee, extravagant fine adjusting device, helical hairspring, screwed gold chatons, balanced lever, very rare malteser mechanism disengaging…
Diameter
47 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 4.500
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Heavy Swiss 14K gold hunting cased pocket chronometer Circa 1865
Gold chronometer by Monnard – A heavy Swiss 14 carat gold hunting cased pocket chronometer, circa 1865. Fine bar movement with chain and fusee, screwed gold chatons, compensation balance, detent escapement, cylindrical hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, subsidiary seconds, unusual arrow formed…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 2.600
Year sold
2019
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Swiss 18k gold watch with a one-minute tourbillon Circa 1876
Gold hunting cased chronometer watch – A very fine and unique Swiss, 18K gold hunting cased pocket, circa 1876. Chronometer with a one-minute tourbillon regulator pivoted detent chronometer escapement and 30-hour power reserve indication. Made as an exhibition piece for the 1876 Philadelphia Universal Centennial Exhibition. A massive…
Diameter
59 mm
Estimate
€ 45.000 - 90.000
Price
€ 86.400
Year sold
2007 HK
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English pair-cased watch with jumping centre seconds Circa 1790
Heavy large silver pocket watch by Josiah Jessop – A heavy, large English pair-cased pocket watch with jumping centre seconds and special form pivoted, detent, chronometer escapement, circa 1790. Two cases: outer case – silver, tiered, polished, à goutte, with a large lateral hinge; and inner case…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.500
Price
€ 2.850
Year sold
2015
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English chronometer with spring detent escapement Circa 1846
Large heavy silver pocket chronometer by John Barwise – A heavy, large English pocket chronometer with spring detent escapement, circa 1846. Silver, tiered, polished case with engraved monogram. Signed, numbered enamel dial with radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, and blued spade hands. Full plate movement, keywind, fire…
Diameter
62 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
-
Year sold
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English pair cased watch with spring detent escapement Circa 1813
Gold gentleman’s pocket watch by Paul Philipp Barraud – A very fine pair-cased English gentleman’s pocket watch with spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, circa 1813. Two cases: outer case – 18-Carat gold, polished, à goutte, with case maker’s punch mark MRM (Martin Matthews, Otvord); and inner…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 7.500 - 12.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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German 14k gold lever chronometer pocket watch Circa 1916

Swiss 14K rose gold hunting cased chronometer Circa 1891

Swiss 18K rose gold hunting cased pocket chronometer Circa 1882

Swiss gold open faced quality Extra deck chronometer Circa 1901

English gold watch with spring detent escapement Circa 1810

French deck chronometer with footed detent escapement Circa 1840

Swiss gold chronometer made for the Hispanic market Circa 1865

Swiss gold chronometer made for the English market Circa 1850

Swiss gold chronometer with pivoted detent escapement Circa 1905

Very fine French platinum and enamel chronometer Circa 1830

French gold Louis XVI style pocket chronometer Circa 1870

Heavy Swiss 14K gold hunting cased pocket chronometer Circa 1865

Swiss 18k gold watch with a one-minute tourbillon Circa 1876

English pair-cased watch with jumping centre seconds Circa 1790

English chronometer with spring detent escapement Circa 1846

English pair cased watch with spring detent escapement Circa 1813

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