A. Johannsen & Co.

A London ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve

Sold

estimated

1.800—3.000 €

Price realized

2.000 €

specific features

Case

Mahogany.

Dial

Silvered.

Movement

Brass movement, gilt, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, bimetallic chronometer balance with 2 weights and 4 screws.

Diam.180 x 180 x 180 mm

Circa1885

Ctry.England

Asmus Johannsen was born in 1826 in the part of Germany that was then part of Denmark, then moved to London and worked as a watchmaker from 1856. He was one of the most renowned and productive chronometer makers in England and is mentioned in Mercer's "Chronometer Makers of the World" in a row with Arnold, Dent, Frodsham, Kullberg and others. Several prizes in chronometer competitions attest to the quality of his work. His year of death is disputed; sources speak of 1882 or 1920.