95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 383
A. Johannsen & Co., Makers to the Admiralty, The Indian Govt. & Royal Navies of Italy, Spain & Portugal, 149 Minories, London, Movement No. 8712, 185 x 195 x 185 mm, circa 1919
A fine ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve
Case: mahogany. Dial: silvered. Movm.: brass movement, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, heavy chronometer balance with 2 weights and 4 screws.
Asmus Johannsen & Co. existed from 1856 to 1940 and were known as makers of fine English chronometers, who won innumerable prices in tests at Greenwich and Kew.
A fine ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve
Case: mahogany. Dial: silvered. Movm.: brass movement, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, heavy chronometer balance with 2 weights and 4 screws.
Asmus Johannsen & Co. existed from 1856 to 1940 and were known as makers of fine English chronometers, who won innumerable prices in tests at Greenwich and Kew.
estimated
3.200—5.000 €
Price realized
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