99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 457
Viner & Co. Inventors, New Bond St., London, Movement No. 3181, Case No. 3181, 50 mm, 66 g, circa 1824
An English pocket watch with pull-wind mechanism via coaxial button in the pendant
Case: 18k gold, engine-turned, case maker punch mark "LC" (Louis Comptesse, Soho, London), push back. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, crown winding via tension spring, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm ring balance.
Charles Edward Viner (1788-1875) apprenticed with Thomas Savage in London. He became a member of the Clockmakers Company in 1813 and was known for his top quality pocket watches, which he usually fitted with a pump winding mechanism he had invented.
An English pocket watch with pull-wind mechanism via coaxial button in the pendant
Case: 18k gold, engine-turned, case maker punch mark "LC" (Louis Comptesse, Soho, London), push back. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, crown winding via tension spring, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm ring balance.
Charles Edward Viner (1788-1875) apprenticed with Thomas Savage in London. He became a member of the Clockmakers Company in 1813 and was known for his top quality pocket watches, which he usually fitted with a pump winding mechanism he had invented.
estimated
3.200—4.500 €
Price realized
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