Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 10 November 2013

Tavan - Important Silver Portable One-Day Marine Chronometer with Special Constant Force

TAVAN - IMPORTANT SILVER PORTABLE ONE-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER WITH SPECIAL CONSTANT FORCE ESCAPEMENT INVENTED BY TAVAN Antoine Tavan, à Geneve, Invenit & Fecit. Made for marine navigation, circa 1819. Very fine, extremely rare and important, large, silver-cased by Amy Gros, 1-day going portable precision Chronometer marine timekeeper with 'OZ' type balance, constant force escapement of unusual construction with remontoire and stop feature for exact setting. Probably the marine timekeeper by Tavan

Lot

Antiquorum, November 2013

Hammer result

CHF 25,000

about $27,115 at today's rate

17% below the high estimate
Low estimate CHF 20,000
High estimate CHF 30,000
In USD $21,692 to $32,538

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

10 November 2013

Lot number

527

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