Chronometer escapement

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

Swiss 18 carat gold chronometer with tourbillon Circa 1865
Fine, rare, gold chronometer by Ulysse Breting – A fine and rare Swiss gold keyless chronometer pocket watch with pellaton style one minute Ernest Guinand type 2 tourbillon, circa 1865. Nickel movement, Pellaton style tourbillon, Guinand type 2 carriage (Meis classification) with pivoted detent chronometer escapement, gold wheel…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 30.000 - 60.000
Price
€ 36.350
Year sold
2012
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German gold complicated tourbillon chronometer Circa 1980
Highly complicated chronometer by Thomas Engel – A German gold keyless tourbillon chronometer with 40 hour power reserve, annual calendar, sidereal and mean solar times, 12 and 24 hour indication and thermometer, circa 1980. Gilt half plate movement, one minute flying tourbillon, the carriage by Richard Daners, three armed…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 80.000 - 130.000
Price
€ 81.800
Year sold
2012
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Chronometer with tourbillon and power reserve Circa 1980
Fine gold chronometer with tourbillon and power reserve by Thomas Engel – A fine German 18 carat gold keyless chronometer pocket watch with tourbillon and power reserve, circa 1980. Half plate nickel movement, three arm Y shaped polished steel carriage by Richard Daners, lateral lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 30.000 - 60.000
Price
€ 39.450
Year sold
2012
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Rare English gold chronometer with carrousel Circa 1882
Fine and rare gold chronometer by S. Smith & Son – A fine and rare English gold open faced keyless chronometer pocket watch with pre patent carrousel, circa 1882. Gilt half plate movement, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, 52½ minute carrousel carriage with foliate engraved cock, freesprung balance,…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 12.000 - 20.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Swiss 14K gold chronometer escapement watch Circa 1900
Gold watch with chronometer movement – A Swiss 14 carat gold, engine turned. A very rare Freemason cartouche on back, signed and numbered, circa 1900. A very fine precision movement, detent escapement, cylindrical hairspring, fine adjusting device. A screwed gold chatons, main plate inscribed “Chronomètre De…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 4.000
Price
€ 1.850
Year sold
2017
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Rare Swiss gold open faced chronometer watch Circa 1912
Keyless wind chronometer pocket watch – A rare Swiss pocket chronometer with 30 h power reserve indicator made in quality “Extra”, circa 1912. The watch was entered 1912-1913 for the Geneva observatory competition (3rd rank) and in Kew/Teddington 1913-1914. It’s made for the Sweeney Jewelry…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 25.000
Price
-
Year sold
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English large silver open faced lever pocket watch Circa 1860
Open faced heavy deck pocket watch – A heavy deck watch with lever escapement and 30h power reserve indicator, circa 1860. German silver case, enamel dial, full plate movement, chain/fusee, chronometer balance. Dent “Watchmaker to the Queen”, 33 Cockspur Street, London – Diameter: 62 mm…
Diameter
62 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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English fine gold minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1860
Gentleman’s very fine minute repeating pocket watch – An English very fine gold minute repeating pocket watch and independent jumping seconds ‘seconde morte’, circa 1860. A 18 carat gold case with an enamel dial, 4/5 plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, 2 barrels, gold screw compensation balance.
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 9.000
Price
€ 5.700
Year sold
2016
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French watch with chronometer escapement Circa 1820
Silver watch with a large auxiliary seconds indicator – A French pocket chronometer with spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, circa 1820. A silver case and white enamel dial, 2/3 plate movement, large three-arm brass balance, hack feature. The balance of this pocket chronometer has a diameter of…
Diameter
61 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.600
Year sold
2016
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German important silver open faced chronometer Circa 1820
Silver pocket chronometer – A very important, early German silver open faced pocket chronometer made by Friedrich Gutkaes in Dresden, circa 1820. The glazed 2/3 plate movement with a spring detent escapement, chain and fusee, a three arm bimetallic chronometer balance with three weights and six screws,…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 60.000
Price
€ 27.300
Year sold
2016
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Swiss gold minute repeating perpetual calendar Circa 1990
Complicated chronometer with Earnshaw type spring detent escapement – An exceptional Swiss yellow gold keyless open faced minute repeating perpetual calendar chronometer watch with moon phases, 24 hour indication and earnshaw type spring detent escapement circa 1990, retailed by Beyer. Damascened nickel movement with Earnshaw type spring detent escapement,…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 100.000 - 200.000
Price
€ 147.800
Year sold
2011
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English 18 carat gold chronometer pocket watch Circa 1872
Gold chronometer by Arnold and Lewis – An English gold keyless wind chronometer pocket watch by Arnold and Lewis, Late Simmons, 7 St Anns Square, Manchester, London hallmark for 1872. Gilt 3/4 plate chronometer movement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance, helical balance spring, No. 2990. White enamel dial, black Roman numerals,…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.000
Price
€ 3.550
Year sold
2017
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Swiss gold open face chronometer pocket watch Circa 1915
Gold chronometer by Patek Philippe & Cie – A Swiss gold keyless wind chronometer pocket watch by Patek Philippe & Cie, circa 1915. Retailed by Gondolo & Labouriau. Model Chronometro Gondolo. Swiss lever movement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance. White enamel dial, black Roman numerals, black outer minute track, subsidiary seconds…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 2.850
Year sold
2017
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Historically important Swiss gold, enamel watch Circa 1893
Very rare and historically important gold, enamel, ruby and diamond chronometer watch – A very rare and historically important Swiss 18k yellow gold, enamel, ruby and diamond chronometer watch with detent escapement, first class geneva observatory certifcate, circa 1893, made especially for the Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, nickel lever movement…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 20.000 - 40.000
Price
€ 34.800
Year sold
2009
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Swiss chronometer split seconds chronograph Circa 1910
Oversized silver deck chronometer watch with split seconds chronograph – An oversized Swiss silver deck chronometer watch with split seconds chronograph with enamel dial, circa 1910, manual winding jewelled nickel lever movement, compensation balance, precision regulator. White enamel dial with subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minute…
Diameter
67 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.000
Price
-
Year sold
2009
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Engish silver key wind chronometer pocket watch Circa 1887
Silver chronometer by Barrauds – A fine English silver key wind chronometer pocket watch by Barrauds, Cornhill, London, London hallmark for 1887. Gilt full plate lever movement, helical balance spring, large compensation screws, diamond endstone. White enamel dial, black Roman numerals, black outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 12, blued…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 2.850
Year sold
2018
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Swiss 18 carat gold chronometer with tourbillon Circa 1865

German gold complicated tourbillon chronometer Circa 1980

Chronometer with tourbillon and power reserve Circa 1980

Rare English gold chronometer with carrousel Circa 1882

Swiss 14K gold chronometer escapement watch Circa 1900

Rare Swiss gold open faced chronometer watch Circa 1912

English large silver open faced lever pocket watch Circa 1860

English fine gold minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1860

French watch with chronometer escapement Circa 1820

German important silver open faced chronometer Circa 1820

Swiss gold minute repeating perpetual calendar Circa 1990

English 18 carat gold chronometer pocket watch Circa 1872

Swiss gold open face chronometer pocket watch Circa 1915

Historically important Swiss gold, enamel watch Circa 1893

Swiss chronometer split seconds chronograph Circa 1910

Engish silver key wind chronometer pocket watch Circa 1887

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