27,600 HKD
Russells Ltd. Liverpool, Swiss made for the English Market, with Chester hallmarks for 1874.Fine and rare 18K gold hunting-cased, early keyless watch with independent centre split-seconds. Four-body massive, “bassine et filets”, polished. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with sunk centre, Roman numerals and outer Arabic minutes and seconds ring. Gold spade hands. 19’’’, frosted and gilt, three-quarter plate, double train with differential winding, 21 jewels in screwed bearings, English pointed tooth lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Independent seconds train with push-piece in the band for start and stop and small additional buttonin the band to stop the split-seconds hand which joins the other one when restartedSigned on the dial.Diam. 56 mm. Notes Independent seconds watches made for the English Market are fairly rare, even more so when also fitted with a split-seconds mechanism.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-06-05
