Lot 387

Ulysse Nardin, Locle Suisse, "Grand Prix Paris 1889", Movement No. 511/85517, 175 x 200 x 175 mm, circa 1910
A rare ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve and remarkable weight adjusting device
Case: mahogany. Dial: silvered. Movm.: brass movement, silvered, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, heavy chronometer balance with 2 weights and 2 screws.
The silvered and lavishly decorated movement bears the distinctive signature and has large blued screws - it is striking to look at and may well have been created as an exhibit for the international exhibition in Buenos Aires in 1910. Likewise remarkable are the round weights on the balance rim that do not only move for fine adjustment but also carry small movable red gold weights with fine regulation scales themselves. Two patents registered by Paul D. Nardin were used here: patent no. 2960 of April 30, 1891 (Perfectionnement apporté à la construction des chrionomètres de marine), Paul D. Nardin, and patent no. 2993 (Perfectionnement apporté à la construction des chronomètres de marine), Paul D. Nardin.

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