104th Auction
2021/5/22
Lot 318
Charles Frodsham
A very fine, heavy London marine deck watch - lever chronometer - with original mahogany box
Sold
estimated
1.000—3.000 €
Price realized
1.900 €
specific features
Case
Silver, engine-turned, case maker's punch mark "FT" (Frederick Thoms).
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
4/5 plate movement, keywind, chain/fusee, English lever escapement, gold screw compensation balance.
Diam.58 mm
Circa1899
Ctry.English
Wt.157 g
Charles Frodsham (1810-1871) was a maker of very fine watches, originally of the Strand, London, and then New Bond Street. His best quality watches bear the letters AD.Fmsz, which is interpreted as 1850, the year he bought J.R. Arnold's estate after his death; the firm was known for a short period as Arnold and Frodsham. He conducted many experiments with compensated balances and the balance spring to discover their underlying principles; he also wrote several papers on technical subjects.