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Barraud, London
估價
4,000 - 7,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- A FINE GOLD CONSULAR CASED POCKET CHRONOMETER WITH UNUSUAL SECONDSNO. 180 CIRCA 1818
- Gold
- diameter 53.5 mm
• Movement: gilt full plate movement, Arnold’s spring detent escapement with Harrison’s maintaining power, free-sprung bi-metallic compensation balance, blued steel helical spring, decoratively engraved cock with grotesque mask, diamond end-stone • movement signed Barraud, Cornhill, London and numbered 180
• Dial: white enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds calibrated in four second divisions, gold hands, blued steel subsidiary seconds hand, signed Barraud, Cornhill, London and numbered 180
• Case: plain 18k yellow gold consular case, hinged back revealing fixed gold cuvette with winding aperture, case hallmarked 1818 and with maker’s mark LC incuse for Louis
Comtesse
• Dial: white enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds calibrated in four second divisions, gold hands, blued steel subsidiary seconds hand, signed Barraud, Cornhill, London and numbered 180
• Case: plain 18k yellow gold consular case, hinged back revealing fixed gold cuvette with winding aperture, case hallmarked 1818 and with maker’s mark LC incuse for Louis
Comtesse
來源
Time Museum, Rockford, Illinois Inventory no.1149
Masterpieces from the Time Museum, Sotheby's New York, 2nd December, 1999, lot 8
出版
A. G. Randall, The Time Museum Catalogue of Chronometers, Rockford, 1992, cat. No. 12, p. 71
Cedric Jagger, "Paul Philip Barraud", The Supplement, The Antiquarian Horological Society, 1979, p. 230
Condition
Movement running at time of cataloguing. Dial with a couple of very small and minor hairlines - one to the very edge of the dial by 4 o'clock, another at the very edge by 10 o'clock, there appears to possibly be another very feint and short hairline over the 10 o'clock numeral. Case with light scuffs and small indentation to the base of the back.
"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 watch is an 1818 updating by Barraud of an earlier watch probably supplied by George Jamison to him, circa 1800.
In a letter addressed to Will Andrewes, then curator of the Time Museum, on November 22nd, 1978, Cedric Jagger proposes an explanation for the four second divisions. He
notes that, with an escapement beating two fifths, the second hand coincides with every other division only, so that on a conventional ring it will not always meet exactly with the
numbered divisions. The seconds ring layout on this dial therefore allows for a more precise reading. The movement incorporates Harrison’s maintaining power which was
designed to prevent the watch stopping whilst being wound. When such watches were used for navigational purposes, the consequences of a stopped watch are obvious, since it
could impact the correct charting of a ship’s position, thereby endangering the crew.
Paul Philip Barraud was born in London on 5th December, 1752. He was admitted to the Clockmakers’ Company in 1796 and elected Master in 1810 and 1811. With the help of George Jamison and William Howells, he was able to offer a simplified version of Mudge’s chronometers Green and Blue, to the Admiralty at a price of 90 Guineas.
In a letter addressed to Will Andrewes, then curator of the Time Museum, on November 22nd, 1978, Cedric Jagger proposes an explanation for the four second divisions. He
notes that, with an escapement beating two fifths, the second hand coincides with every other division only, so that on a conventional ring it will not always meet exactly with the
numbered divisions. The seconds ring layout on this dial therefore allows for a more precise reading. The movement incorporates Harrison’s maintaining power which was
designed to prevent the watch stopping whilst being wound. When such watches were used for navigational purposes, the consequences of a stopped watch are obvious, since it
could impact the correct charting of a ship’s position, thereby endangering the crew.
Paul Philip Barraud was born in London on 5th December, 1752. He was admitted to the Clockmakers’ Company in 1796 and elected Master in 1810 and 1811. With the help of George Jamison and William Howells, he was able to offer a simplified version of Mudge’s chronometers Green and Blue, to the Admiralty at a price of 90 Guineas.