Sold for:
6,325 CHF

Ligeron, Horloger de la Marine, 27 Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, Paris, No. 78514, sold to M. Pagenel on 19 November 1911, for 675 Francs. Fine 18K gold keyless pocket lever chronometer. Bulletin de Premiere classe de l'Observatoire National de Besancon, No. 1166, in 1911, awarded a Gold Medal with 200,1 marks. Accompanied with the medal, the original invoice and original certificate and timing records from the observatory, in the original fitted box. Four body, massive, "demi-bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the awarded prize. White enamel, with Arabic numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. Notes Timing Contest : - Mean average daily rate = 0,22 - Error of compensation = 0,049 - Mean error of positions = 1,26 - Restart period +/ - 0,52 The punch mark in the form of a viper ' s head is set by the Observatory of Besancon on watches successful at the contest and awarded the Bulletin be Premiere Classe.


Antiquorum

Auctioneer:
Antiquorum

Date:
1997-04-12