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CHRISTIE & WILSON, GLASGOW. CIRCA 1925
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A Scottish mahogany, brass-bound and mounted two-day marine chronometer
Christie & Wilson, Glasgow. Circa 1925
Three tier box with bone roundel signed CHRISTIE & WILSON/618 GLASGOW, recessed handles, 102 mm. diameter silvered dial with 56-hour up/down, signed in red and black as on the box and to centre of seconds ring AUXILIARY/NO.618/COMPENSATION, blued steel hands, fusee movement with spot-finished plates, Earnshaw-type escapement with steel spring detent and Mercer's auxiliary, cylindrical compensation weights, palladium helical balance spring; tipsy key, box key
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) square, the box
Christie & Wilson, Glasgow. Circa 1925
Three tier box with bone roundel signed CHRISTIE & WILSON/618 GLASGOW, recessed handles, 102 mm. diameter silvered dial with 56-hour up/down, signed in red and black as on the box and to centre of seconds ring AUXILIARY/NO.618/COMPENSATION, blued steel hands, fusee movement with spot-finished plates, Earnshaw-type escapement with steel spring detent and Mercer's auxiliary, cylindrical compensation weights, palladium helical balance spring; tipsy key, box key
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) square, the box
Special notice
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.