Lot 264

A. H. Rodanet & Cie. à Paris, Dépôt de la Marine, Movement No. 406, 165 x 175 x 165 mm, circa 1870
A small ship's chronometer with 49h power reserve
Case: mahogany. Dial: silvered. Movm.: brass movement, 76 mm, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, bimetallic chronometer balance with 2 weights and 4 screws.
Auguste Hilaire Rodanet (1837-1907) was the son of Julien Hilaire Rodanet and the uncle of Henri Rodanet. Auguste was born on June 5, 1837 in Rochefort Sur Mer and was a watchmaker and retailer as well as Patek Philippes representative in France. In 1858 he won a silver medal for a chronometer at the age of 21.
In 1886/1887 Rodanet wrote the book "L'horlogerie astronomique et civile. Ses usages - ses progrès - son enseignement à Paris", which was published in 1903. In 1890 he founded the brand "Horlogerie Rodanet de Paris". Auguste Hilaire Rodanet was mayor of the 2nd Arrondissement in Paris from 1904 to 1907 and president of the "Ecole d'Horlogerie". Rodanet was also received into the Legion of Honour. He died 70 years old in 1907.
Source: http://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Rodanet,_Auguste_Hilaire, as of 08/03/2012