96th Auction
2017/11/18
Lot 289
Nieberg, Hamburg, Movement No. 394, 178 x 185 x 174 mm, circa 1870
A 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.
Ludwig Nieberg (1806-1884) was a chronometer maker who worked in Hamburg from 1837 on; he also produced precision pendulum clocks, for which he developed a free escapement in 1846. Nieberg was one of the founders of the watchmaking school in Altona and is considered one of the most important German chronometer makers of the mid 19th century, along with Krille, Tiede and Knoblich (who worked for him at some point in time).
A 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.
Ludwig Nieberg (1806-1884) was a chronometer maker who worked in Hamburg from 1837 on; he also produced precision pendulum clocks, for which he developed a free escapement in 1846. Nieberg was one of the founders of the watchmaking school in Altona and is considered one of the most important German chronometer makers of the mid 19th century, along with Krille, Tiede and Knoblich (who worked for him at some point in time).
Sold
estimated
2.700—4.000 €
Price realized
2.500 €