- 36
Recordon Spencer and Perkins, London
估價
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- A SIGNIFICANT AND EARLY PEDOMETER WOUND WATCH ACCORDING TO PATENT 1249, IN LATER SILVER-GILT CASE MOVEMENT CIRCA 1780, NO. 145
- Yellow gold
- diameter 52 mm
• Movement: gilded full plate movement, cylinder escapement, silver oscillating weight mounted to the backplate, balance mounted beneath the dial plate, regulator to backplate, turned pillars • movement signed to the oscillating weight Recordon Spencer & Perkins, No. 145
• Dial: later white enamel being in period with the later case, Roman numerals, gold heart-shaped hands
• Case: later plain silver-gilt case hallmarked 1807, Regency pendant, case maker’s mark WL incuse (probably William Lewis or William Laithwait)
• Dial: later white enamel being in period with the later case, Roman numerals, gold heart-shaped hands
• Case: later plain silver-gilt case hallmarked 1807, Regency pendant, case maker’s mark WL incuse (probably William Lewis or William Laithwait)
出版
Terrence Camerer Cuss, The English Watch 1585-1970, 2009, p. 272, pl. 166
Jean-Claude Sabrier, The Self-Winding Watch, 2011, p. 58, fig. 36
Jean-Claude Sabrier, The Self-Winding Watch, 2011, p. 58, fig. 36
Condition
Movement running at time of cataloguing, Dial with chip and small hairlines to the very edge of the dial between 3 and 4 o'clock, hairline towards to the edge of the dial between 7 and 8 o'clock. Gilding to case rubbed and with some light indentations.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. All dimensions in catalogue descriptions are approximate. Condition reports may not specify mechanical replacements or imperfections to the movement, case, dial, pendulum, separate base(s) or dome. Watches in water-resistant cases have been opened to examine movements but no warranties are made that the watches are currently water-resistant. Please note that we do not guarantee the authenticity of any individual component parts, such as wheels, hands, crowns, crystals, screws, bracelets and leather bands, since subsequent repairs and restoration work may have resulted in the replacement of original parts. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. In particular, please note it is the purchaser's responsibility to comply with any applicable import and export matters, particularly in relation to lots incorporating materials from endangered species.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
**Please be advised that bands made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) are not sold with the watches and are for display purposes only. We reserve the right to remove these bands prior to shipping."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. All dimensions in catalogue descriptions are approximate. Condition reports may not specify mechanical replacements or imperfections to the movement, case, dial, pendulum, separate base(s) or dome. Watches in water-resistant cases have been opened to examine movements but no warranties are made that the watches are currently water-resistant. Please note that we do not guarantee the authenticity of any individual component parts, such as wheels, hands, crowns, crystals, screws, bracelets and leather bands, since subsequent repairs and restoration work may have resulted in the replacement of original parts. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. In particular, please note it is the purchaser's responsibility to comply with any applicable import and export matters, particularly in relation to lots incorporating materials from endangered species.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
**Please be advised that bands made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) are not sold with the watches and are for display purposes only. We reserve the right to remove these bands prior to shipping."
拍品資料及來源
This is almost certainly the earliest surviving pedometer wound watch movement made according to patent number 1249, applied for by Louis Recordon on 18th March and enrolled on 17th July, 1780. Although the case is later, evidence for dating the watch is provided by the mainspring which appears to be original and is signed and dated 27th May 1780 – engraving springs with the date of fitting was common practice in English
watches. Two pedometer wound watches numbers 157 and 180 were in the Hornby collection ( Sotheby’s 1 December 1978 lots 65 &66). The case of 157 is undated but 180 is hallmarked for 1794.
Alfred Chapuis and Eugène Jaquet in their book, The History of the Self-Winding Watch (1956), devote a chapter to Recordon and provide a detailed and illustrated examination of patent no. 1249 (see op. cit. pp. 131-153).
There has been much debate over the origins of the selfwinding watch. The continental makers A-L. Perrelet and Hubert Sarton developed a somewhat different system from
Recordon in the 1770s (see: Joseph Flores, Antiquarian Horology, Autumn 1995). Breguet developed his self-winding system in about 1780, around the same time as, but not before, Recordon and his patent. Indeed, the earliest known self-winding watch signed by Breguet is numbered 1 and is dated AD 1781.
Louis Recordon (active 1778-1824) worked initially in Greek Street, Soho and later in 1797 he succeeded to Josiah Emery’s business at 33 Cockspur Street, Charing Cross. Recordon was also Breguet’s agent in London.
watches. Two pedometer wound watches numbers 157 and 180 were in the Hornby collection ( Sotheby’s 1 December 1978 lots 65 &66). The case of 157 is undated but 180 is hallmarked for 1794.
Alfred Chapuis and Eugène Jaquet in their book, The History of the Self-Winding Watch (1956), devote a chapter to Recordon and provide a detailed and illustrated examination of patent no. 1249 (see op. cit. pp. 131-153).
There has been much debate over the origins of the selfwinding watch. The continental makers A-L. Perrelet and Hubert Sarton developed a somewhat different system from
Recordon in the 1770s (see: Joseph Flores, Antiquarian Horology, Autumn 1995). Breguet developed his self-winding system in about 1780, around the same time as, but not before, Recordon and his patent. Indeed, the earliest known self-winding watch signed by Breguet is numbered 1 and is dated AD 1781.
Louis Recordon (active 1778-1824) worked initially in Greek Street, Soho and later in 1797 he succeeded to Josiah Emery’s business at 33 Cockspur Street, Charing Cross. Recordon was also Breguet’s agent in London.