$244,500
George Daniels, London, marked CC, specially made for Mr. Cecil Clutton in 1969. Very elegant and unique 18K gold and silver pocket chronometer with twin barrel, chronometer escapement, one minute tourbillon regulator and retrograde jumping hours. In original red Morocco fitted box with gold male key, short tapered link gold chain and certificate. double body with gold bands and silver rib between them, engine-turned silver back, marked "G. (George Daniels) with London hallmarks for 1969 and articulated crescent pendant drawn from that of Sylvain Mairet. D. silver engine turned with eccentric minute ring, retrograde hour sector, and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel hands. Notes George Daniels never numbers the watches he produces and instead marks them with the initials of the name of the person for whom the watch is made. Described and illustrated by Cecil Glutton in Collector's Collection, A.H.S. Monograph, Number 8, pp. 77-79, this watch was the first ever made by George Daniels. It was specially made for Cecil Clutton and at his request fitted with a pivoted detent escapement, while all the other watches of this kind, produced by George Daniels, were made with a spring detent escapement. According to Cecil Clutton in Collector's Collection:...........I have never been able to tolerate the idea of the whole momentum of a tourbillon carriage being brought to rest against a little quivering detent spring, in compression. So mine has a pivoted detent, and mightily ele Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-05-11
