107th Auction
2022/11/19
Lot 330
F. L. Löbner/Strasser & Rohde
A rare Strasser & Rohde 1/100 of a second chronograph
Sold
estimated
600—1.200 €
Price realized
1.100 €
specific features
Case
Brass, glazed, laquered, signed, bottom winding.
Dial
Silvered, 3-circle-dial, up/down indication.
Movement
Brass, chain/fusee, special type of cylinder escapement.
Case no.325
Diam.89 mm
Circa1905
Ctry.Germany
These clocks which are able to measure tertia are standard equipment for every observatory. The instruments were usually delivered with a certificate by the national physico-technical institute. Most of them were used for military purposes. About 350 of these precision instruments were produced.