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TH. KNOBLICH, HAMBURG, NO.2289. LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A German mahogany and brass-mounted two-day marine chronometer
TH. Knoblich, Hamburg, No.2289. Late 19th Century
Three tier box with recessed brass handles, ivory signature plaque to front, brass bowl numbered 5705 and gimbal, silvered and engraved dial with 56 hour up/down and subsidiary seconds ring, signed TH.KNOBLICH IN HAB'.A.MEIER/HAMBURG, FRÜHER ALTONA, gold main hands, movement with spot-finished plates, chain and fusee with maintaining power, Earnshaw escapement with steel spring detent, cut bimetallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and polished steel helical spring; tipsy key, box key
The box -- 175 mm. square, the dial -- 100 mm. diameter
TH. Knoblich, Hamburg, No.2289. Late 19th Century
Three tier box with recessed brass handles, ivory signature plaque to front, brass bowl numbered 5705 and gimbal, silvered and engraved dial with 56 hour up/down and subsidiary seconds ring, signed TH.KNOBLICH IN HAB'.A.MEIER/HAMBURG, FRÜHER ALTONA, gold main hands, movement with spot-finished plates, chain and fusee with maintaining power, Earnshaw escapement with steel spring detent, cut bimetallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and polished steel helical spring; tipsy key, box key
The box -- 175 mm. square, the dial -- 100 mm. diameter
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium