Dent, London

Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection

Dent, London

No. 29837

A gold open-faced minute repeating split seconds chronograph watch with regulator type dial

1882

• Movement: frosted gilded ³/₄ plate, lever escapement, bi-metallic compensation balance, split seconds work partially visible to backplate, signed Dent No. 29837, Watchmaker to the Queen, 33 Cockspur Street, London,

• Dial: white enamel, two large recessed subsidiary dials for time and constant seconds all with blued steel hands, central split seconds hands – one blued steel, the other plain steel with star-form tip, dial signed Dent 33 Cockspur Street, London, 29837

• Case: 18ct gold, plain polished, recessed repeating slide to band, chronograph button through crown, olivette and split pusher beside pendant, plain polished gold cuvette, case back hallmarked London 1882, case back and cuvette stamped C.N. E.N. in square cameo for Charles Nicole & Emil Nielsen trading as Nicole Nielsen & Co., back cover and cuvette numbered 29837

diameter 52.5mm