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George P. Reed. A fine and rare gold hunter cased pivoted detent chronometerNo. 136
Amended
12 June 2014, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$10,000 inc. premium
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George P. Reed. A fine and rare gold hunter cased pivoted detent chronometer
No. 136
15-jewel 18-size, damascened nickel shaped ½ plate movement, key wound and set, jewels in gold settings, gilt Reed patent barrel, polished stop work and maintaining power, Reed detent escapement, bimetallic balance, blued flat spring, regulator lacking whiplash spring, gold cuvette, signed white enamel dial, roman chapters, subsidiary seconds, blued hands, engine turned and scroll engraved case
54mm, 130.0 grams
15-jewel 18-size, damascened nickel shaped ½ plate movement, key wound and set, jewels in gold settings, gilt Reed patent barrel, polished stop work and maintaining power, Reed detent escapement, bimetallic balance, blued flat spring, regulator lacking whiplash spring, gold cuvette, signed white enamel dial, roman chapters, subsidiary seconds, blued hands, engine turned and scroll engraved case
54mm, 130.0 grams
Footnotes
Literature: Townsend, G. E. (1971). Almost Everything You Wanted to Know about American Watches and Didn't Know Who to Ask, plate 156.
Saleroom notices
The case is gold plated, not solid gold.