A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY JOSEPH SEWELL FOR THE HALL LINE, CIRCA 1900. with 4in. silvered dial signed JOSEPH SEWELL / 61 So.Castle St. LIVERPOOL / Maker to the Admiralty and further engraved on securing bezel HALL LINE No. 97, numbered 5033 in up-down dial, subsidiary seconds dial cut away to reveal thirty-second electrical impulse contact, gold hour and minute hands, Earnshaw escapement with bi-metallic balance with blued steel spring, numbered on the movement and bowl '6099', mounted within in a gimballed bowl with locking arm in a two-tier mahogany box with electric slave dial contacts, Greek testing label from 1977 and retail label for Castle & Co., Hull. 7in. (18cm.) square approximately. Robert Alexander founded the Sun Shipping Co., a passenger/cargo service running out of Liverpool in 1868. The ships were all named _____HALL, thus, the company became known as the 'Hall Line'. In 1899 the name was officially changed to Hall Line Ltd. and in 1901 the company was purchased by John Ellerman operating as part of the Ellerman Group as Ellerman's Hall Line. This chronometer must therefore date from the brief period the Company was running independently between 1899 and 1901.
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Minerva, Official Chronometer, a gentleman's stainless steel chronometer wristwatch, ref: A241 No 731217, the three piece case with silvered dial, baton numerals, subsidiary dials running seconds, minutes, hours and 24 hours, date aperture, 17 jewel automatic movement No 233, cal: ETA 7750, on a black strap, with original paperwork, in a fitted box. Property of an Asian Collector. Subject to 17.5% VAT and Import Duty on the Hammer Price
Oris, Classic XXL Limited Edition, Officially Certified Chronometer, a gentleman's white gold plated oversize wristwatch, ref: 637-7504-63-81, the two piece screw down case with flared lugs, silvered dial, Arabic numerals and date aperture, 25 jewel Oris 637 automatic movement cal: ETA 2824-2, on a black strap with additional Oris snap buckle, with original paperwork in a fitted box with outer packaging. Property of an Asian Collector. Subject to 17.5% VAT and Import Duty on the Hammmer Price
A two-day marine chronometer, signed on the engraved and silvered dial W Cardall, 1893 No C3, with subsidiary seconds and UP/DOWN dials, silvered hands, fusee movement with Earnshaw type detent with helical silver spring, spotted plates and balance, in lacquered brass gimballed bowl and brass inlaid mahogany deck-box with ivory disc, bezel 12cm diam, box 20cm h, late 19th c. ++In good condition and apparently going order, wanting key
Mercer (Vaudrey). The Frodshams, The Story of A Family of Chronometer Makers, 1981, dust wrapper; Chapuis (Alfred) & Droz (Edmond). Automata, A Historical and Technological Study, 1958, small 4to., cloth; Turner (Anthony). Early Scientific Instruments Europe 1400-1800, 1987, 4to., dust wrapper; with three others (6)
A fine early 19th Century mahogany cased Marine Chronometer by James Bassnett, Liverpool. No. 317, the spotted brass chain movement with diamond endstone to a spring detent escapement, the signed 3.5 inch silvered dial with subsidiaries for state of wind and running seconds, in a gimballed bowl with safety key in a three-tiered brass bound mahogany box with ivory nameplate to the front and rebated brass handles to the sides, paper label inside lid for Frodsham & Keen, Liverpool, 'Cleaned Augt 1889', within the original outer mahogany case with baize lining and leather strap, the box 17.5cm. (7in.) square, the outer case 23.5cm. (9.25in.) square.
18ct gold lady's Rolex Oyster Perpetual DateJust superlative chronometer, 1987, gilt face with roman numerals, date aperture and centre sweep seconds, facetted bezel, screw-down crown, case diameter 26mm (back inscribed), on 18ct gold President bracelet, with two extra links. (Certificate and booklet.)
18ct gold mechanical Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date superlative chronometer , gilt face with baton numerals, centre sweep seconds, date and weekday (English) apertures, facetted bezel, screw-down crown, case diameter 35mm, sapphire crystal, on 18ct gold President bracelet (back plate engraved with initials). Certificate dated 1985, and Rolex mahogany and brown leather watch/cigar box.
Victorian two-day marine chronometer, silvered dial, 9.5cm, with roman numerals, subsidiary seconds at VI, and wind up/down 0 - 50 at XII, signed Mitchell & Son, Glasgow No. 427, screw-on bezel, the movement in a gimballed brass bowl and three tier mahogany box with brass bands and furniture, and ratchet winding key No 898. Width 18cm.
A walnut cased two-day marine chronometer Thomas Mercer, St Albans, mid 20th century The four-pillar full-plate movement with Harrison’s maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, split bi-metallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and helical balance spring, with spotted backplate numbered 22119 , the 4 inch silvered circular Roman numeral dial with subsidiary power reserve and seconds dials and signed Thomas Mercer to centre and with repeat serial number to centre of seconds dial, set into a gilt finish bowl with screw- down bezel mounted within gimbals and two-part case with glazed lid and brass plaque inscribed SUPPLIED BY IVER C WEILBACH & CO. KOBENHAUN No 22119, 17.5cm high, with original outer guard box.
A mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer Thomas Mercer, St Albans, mid 20th century The four-pillar full- plate movement with Harrison’s maintaining power, Earshaw type spring detent escapement, split bi-metallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and helical balance spring, with spotted backplate and numbered 27455 to reverse of dial flange, the 4 inch silvered circular Arabic numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and power reserve dials signed Thomas Mercer to centre and repeat numbered to centre of seconds dial, set into a gilt finish bowl with screw-down bezel mounted within gimbals and two-part mahogany case with glazed lid and brass plaque inscribed HENRY BROWNE LTD BARKING, 17.5cm high, with original mahogany outer guard case.
A mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer Reid & Sons, Newcastle on Tyne, circa 1900. The four-pillar full -plate movement with Harrison’s maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, split bi-metallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and helical balance spring, with spotted backplate and 4 inch silvered circular Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and power reserve dials and signed REID & SONS MAKERS TO THE ADMIRALTY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, with engraved gold and silver medals and London, Paris 1875 Prize awards crests flanking Up/Down dial and numbered 6555 within SILVER MEDAL, HIGHEST AWARD TYNEMOUTH - 1882 to seconds dial, set into a lacquered brass bowl with screw-down bezel mounted within gimbals and in a two-tier mahogany case with bevel glazed lid and ivory plaque with repeat signature to front, 17cm high. The firm of Reid & Sons are recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Volume 2 as working in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1827.
A German mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer Wempe Chronometerwerke, Hamburg, mid 20th century The four-pillar full-plate movement with Harrison’s maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, Guillaume cut bi-metallic compensation balance with four circular weights and spotted backplate, the 4 inch circular cream Arabic numeral dial with subsidiary seconds, helical balance spring and power reserve dials signed WEMPE CHRONOMETERWERKE, HAMBURG to centre and numbered 5674, set into a lacquered brass bowl with screw-down bezel mounted within gimbals and two-part mahogany case with bevel glazed lid applied with silvered trade plate with conforming serial number, 18cm high.
A walnut cased two-day marine chronometer Thomas Mercer, St Albans, Centenary Model dated 1958 The four- pillar full-plate movement with Harrison’s maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, split bi- metallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and helical balance spring, with spotted backplate and numbered 22461 to the reverse of dial flange, the 4 inch silvered circular Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and power reserve dials signed Thomas Mercer to centre and inscribed CENTENARY 1858-1958 with repeat serial number to centre of seconds dial, set into a gilt finish bowl with screw-down bezel mounted within gimbals and two-part walnut case with replacement winding key and glazed lid with silvered plaque inscribed SUPPLIED BY LILLEY & REYNOLDS, 9 RAILWAY PLACE, LONDON E.C.3., No. 22461, 17cm high.
A William IV mahogany bracket clock with original wall bracket Richard Widenham, London, circa 1830. The five -pillar twin fusee bell-striking movement with keyhole shaped plates, anchor escapement and signed Widenham, London to backplate, the 8 inch circular engraved brass Roman numeral dial (formerly silvered) signed Widenham, 13 Lombard St., London to centre and with Strike/Silent switch at 12 o’clock, the drum-head case with scroll moulding to apron above recessed panel to the plinth base with moulded skirt, the wall bracket with scroll support, the clock 45cm high, 63cm high including the bracket. Richard Widenham was a respected chronometer maker, winning an award at the chronometer trials held at the Royal Observatory in 1825. He was known to be working from his Lombard Street address by 1835 and began trading as Widenham and Adams in 1840.
A fine George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock John Grant, London, circa 1790. The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with knurled calibrated rating nut and large lenticular bob to the steel rod pendulum supported from the substantial back-cock, the 12 inch single-sheet silvered brass Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials and signed GRANT Fleet Street, LONDON No. 365 to centre, with Arabic five minutes and plain spandrels beneath arch with STRIKE/SILENT dial, the break-arch case with brass stop-fluted pilasters to hood above break-arch trunk door flanked by conforming brass-mounted fluted quarter columns to angles, on raised shaped panel fronted plinth base with double skirt incorporating shaped apron and bracket feet, 222cm high. John Grant is recorded as working in Fleet Street 1786-1810. He was apprenticed to and later went into partnership with his uncle the renowned clock and chronometer maker Alexander Cumming who, along with other eminent makers such as Thomas Mudge, was appointed by the board of longitude to assess Harrison’s marine timekeepers.
Gentleman's Omega Wrist Watches, Constellation automatic chronometer with bar numerals, calendar aperture & seconds sweep hand on leather strap & the second with external Roman Numerals bezel on brushed stainless steel strap, Omega Chronostop Geneve with bar numerals & seconds sweep hand on a polished steel & colour strap No 55635190
A Russian Two-Day Marine Chronometer, Poljot, No.03129, 20th century, the three tier case with side carrying handles, 4-inch silvered dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for seconds and up/down power reserve, dial signed "Poljot" and numbered "03129", fusee movement with "Harrisons" maintaining power, spring detent escapement, free sprung helical hairspring, bimetallic compensation balance with weights and timing screws, the whole movement contained in a brass bowl and set within a gimbal, together with fitted outer case and booklet see illustration
A Two-Day Marine Chronometer, signed Thomas Mercer Ltd, St Albans, England, No.18087, circa 1948, the two tier case with glazed top lid, latched front with rectangular plaque signed "Thomas Mercer", 4-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for seconds and up/down power reserve, dial signed "Thomas Mercer St Albans, England, No.18087", fusee movement with "Harrisons" maintaining power, "Earnshaws" spring detent chronometer escapement with free sprung helical hairspring, temperature compensation balance with weights and timing screws, the whole movement contained in a brass lacquered bowl numbered "18087" and set within a gimbal, 17cm high see illustration
A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer, signed Victor Kullberg, Maker to the Admiralty, 105 Liverpool Rd, London N, No.3972, 1878, the three-tier variegated ebony case with concealed carrying handles, double line brass stringing to the borders, brass escutcheons to the keyhole and push release for the lid, the lid with a blank brass shield, the front with ivory plaque engraved "Victor Kullberg, Two Days Admiralty arrow 19 I 20 3972", 4-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, blued steel minute and hour hands, subsidiary dials for up/down indication and seconds, dial signed "Victor Kullberg, Maker to the Admiralty, The Indian & Italian Governments, 105 Liverpool Rd, London N" and within the subsidiary seconds dial inscribed "Six Gold Medals Awarded, Diploma of Honor, Sole & Highest Award, Vienna, No.3972 and Admiralty arrow I", in addition the dial bears two plaques inscribed "To H M The King of Norway and Sweden" and "Prize Medal Award 1860 1862 1864", single fusee movement numbered "3972 and with Admiralty arrow", "Earnshaw's" spring detent escapement, "Harrison's" maintaining power, temperature compensation balance with weights and timing screws, free-sprung steel helical hairspring, diamond endstone, movement contained within a gimbal, gimbal numbered "3972", 18.5cm by 18cm by 18cm see illustration Sold with a copy typescript of the "Ledger of Receipt and Issues of Chronometers", recording the number "3972", date of purchase from Kullberg in 1881, and all the different ports the chronometer went to such as Portsmouth, Sydney and Plymouth between 1881-1920. In 1920 the copy typescript records the chronometer being sold to the Indian Office, hence the date "1920" and marked "I" for (India) on the front ivory plaque. Our thanks to the National Maritime Museum for their kind assistance with these notes. Victor Kullberg is recorded as making some of the finest chronometers and was one of the most successful horologists of the 19th century, He was born in Visby, Sweden in 1824 and worked for LU Jurgensen in Copenhagen. In 1851 he moved to London. He gained many top awards around the world, including nine gold medals with diplomas of honour. Kullberg came top of the Greenwich trials twelve times and was granted the Cross of the Legion of Honour award in 1889. He died in 1890. See Mercer (Tony): Chronometer Maker's of the World see illustration
An early 20th Century German Silver Cased Full Hunter Keyless Pocket Watch, the jewelled movement with mono-metallic balance and blue steel over coiled hairspring, with micro regulation to champagne dial with applied gilt Arabic numerals, outside minute track with further Arabic 24-hour increments and signed “Chronometer Corgemont Watch”, with sunk subsidiary seconds and gilt pierced hands, in a hinged case, with chequered panelled covers, within stylised foliate borders, and marked 900 with a further German duty marks, with 2 1/16”
An early 20th Century German Silver Cased Open Faced Keyless Pocket Watch, the frost gilt and jewelled movement with mono-metallic balance and blue steel hairspring, to an Arabic enamel dial signed “Chronometer Alida”, with stylised numerals, outside minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds and pierced blue steel hands, in a hinged and polished case with signed cuvette and initialled cartouche to an engine turned back cover and gilt highlighted bezel marked 800 with German duty marks, width 2”
A late Victorian 18ct gold open faced pocket watch, the gold dial with black Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial with Arabic numerals, with engraved foliate motif to the centre, with key wound fusee movement, signed JOHN FORREST, 10965, CHRONOMETER MAKER TO THE ADMIRALTY, with scroll engraved case to reverse, with key Diameter 5.3cm
An Omega top-wind pocket watch with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, the fifteen jewel movement numbered 8988886; a rolled gold Cyma chronometer top-wind pocket watch with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, the fifteen jewel movement numbered 265509; and a silver cased top-wind demi-hunter pocket watch with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, the case hallmarked Chester 1899 (3)
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