$4,800
Arnold & Son Stainless Steel, Time Equation Arnold & Son, “Hornet World Timer – Mean Solar Time,” No. 077, Ref. 1H6AS. Made in 2007, sold May 8th, 2008. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, astronomic, stainless steel wristwatch with 24 hour world time indicator, three time zones, date, solar time display and a stainless steel Arnold & Son deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate and instruction manual. To be sold without reserve Three-body, polished, screwed bars, fluted lugs, 3 crowns and 1 push button: first GMT setting at 2, hour and minute setting at 3, turning the 24-hour time zone disc at 9, second GMT setting at 10, case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystal. Two-tone, black and silver with applied steel dart indexes and Arabic quarters, outer minute track and 24-hour rotating disc, subsidiary concentric dial for the months and sector for mean solar time, aperture for the date at 5. Steel epée minute hand, red tipped hour and 2 GMT hands. Cal. A 1766, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 41 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 47 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-06-10
