Clerke 1 Royal Exchange. SOLD

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A superb giant gilt brass mantel chronometer with rare Kullberg flat rim balance. Circa 1890

Dial

6 inch rectangular dial with gilt engine turned mask signed to an oval cartouche Clerke 1 Royal Exchange. Silvered engine turned chapter dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and state of wind subsidiary dial above VI. Blued steel Breguet style hands.

Movement

The massive 5 pillar, eight day chain fusee movement with Harrisons’ maintaining power, gilded 6 spoke wheels and high count pinions. Large spring detent platform escapement with blued steel helical balance spring to the Kullberg flat rim balance.

Case

The gilt brass case with thick glass bevelled panels to the sides and top, bevelled glass and dust shutters to the back door.

Height 12 1/4 inches (31cm)

Victor Kullberg 1824 -90 was one of the greatest chronometer makers of the second half of the nineteenth century. He made chronometers under is own name but also supplied movements to many other prominent chronometer retailers. One his finest inventions was his ‘flat rim’ balance, a very pleasing design but expensive to produce due to the constructional difficulties.