10th May, 2016 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Courageous')
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[M] A TWO-DAY RUSSIAN MARINE CHRONOMETER,...
A TWO-DAY RUSSIAN MARINE CHRONOMETER, 20TH-CENTURY
the 4in. frosted dial signed and numbered NOVET 07151 ... CCCP, upright black Arabic numerals, gold hands, large subsidiary seconds, up-and-down dial, striped gilt plates, reverse fusee bi-metallic integral balance with four heat compensation weights and meantime adjustment nuts, free-sprung silver-metal helical balance spring, Earnshaw-type footed spring detent escapement, counter numbered plates numbered 07151 gimbal-mounted within three-tier box with Cyrillic label and drop handles -- 8in. (20cm.) square contained within plush-guard box of issue with velvet cloth cover approximately -- 10in. (25.5cm.) square
the 4in. frosted dial signed and numbered NOVET 07151 ... CCCP, upright black Arabic numerals, gold hands, large subsidiary seconds, up-and-down dial, striped gilt plates, reverse fusee bi-metallic integral balance with four heat compensation weights and meantime adjustment nuts, free-sprung silver-metal helical balance spring, Earnshaw-type footed spring detent escapement, counter numbered plates numbered 07151 gimbal-mounted within three-tier box with Cyrillic label and drop handles -- 8in. (20cm.) square contained within plush-guard box of issue with velvet cloth cover approximately -- 10in. (25.5cm.) square
Sold for £620
Estimated at £600 - £800
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A TWO-DAY RUSSIAN MARINE CHRONOMETER, 20TH-CENTURY
the 4in. frosted dial signed and numbered NOVET 07151 ... CCCP, upright black Arabic numerals, gold hands, large subsidiary seconds, up-and-down dial, striped gilt plates, reverse fusee bi-metallic integral balance with four heat compensation weights and meantime adjustment nuts, free-sprung silver-metal helical balance spring, Earnshaw-type footed spring detent escapement, counter numbered plates numbered 07151 gimbal-mounted within three-tier box with Cyrillic label and drop handles -- 8in. (20cm.) square contained within plush-guard box of issue with velvet cloth cover approximately -- 10in. (25.5cm.) square
the 4in. frosted dial signed and numbered NOVET 07151 ... CCCP, upright black Arabic numerals, gold hands, large subsidiary seconds, up-and-down dial, striped gilt plates, reverse fusee bi-metallic integral balance with four heat compensation weights and meantime adjustment nuts, free-sprung silver-metal helical balance spring, Earnshaw-type footed spring detent escapement, counter numbered plates numbered 07151 gimbal-mounted within three-tier box with Cyrillic label and drop handles -- 8in. (20cm.) square contained within plush-guard box of issue with velvet cloth cover approximately -- 10in. (25.5cm.) square
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Courageous'), 10th May, 2016
