Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments 3295M | Friday, October 11, 2019 | 10AM | Marlborough, MA
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments Our October sale comprises a range of horological curiosities and rare timepieces. A stainless steel Rolex 8171 or “Padellone” triple calendar wristwatch, a Tornek-Rayville TR-900 dive wristwatch, and a pristine example of a double-signed Patek Philippe 18kt gold automatic wristwatch reference 2526 highlight our watches, with strong examples from the golden age of American watchmaking by houses such as Waltham, Hamilton, and Elgin also on offer. Clocks include an early example of a figure-eight timepiece from Aaron Willard Jr., a form that was possibly the predecessor of the E. Howard figure-eight wall regulators; a Thomas Parker, Philadelphia, bracket clock with a pinwheel escapement; and a Robert Ward musical bracket clock with eight bells and sixteen hammers in its original chinoiserie-decorated case. We also have a small collection of eight-day wooden-works Connecticut shelf clocks. Scientific instruments include a 19th century floor standing vacuum pump with Boston provenance, an 18th century Lebbeus Dod brass protractor and parallel rule from Mendham, New Jersey; the second part of two private surveying collections; and a fine selection of navigational, medical, and musical box instruments.
3295M | Friday, October 11 | 10AM 274 Cedar Hill Street | Marlborough, MA Preview:
Jabez Baldwin No. 2402 Sterling Silver Pair-cased Watch and Box, Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1804-19 front cover: Monumental 31-inch Armillary Sphere
Wednesday, October 9, 12–5PM Thursday, October 10, 12–7PM
Jonathan Dowling clocks@skinnerinc.com | 508.970.3131
MA LIC. 2304
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Pocket Watches
18 Size Appleton Tracy & Co. 18kt Gold Box Hinged Watch, with detail 18kt Gold Patek Philippe & Co. Open-face Watch and Box
Illinois Semi-box Open-face “Bunn Special” Watch
Elgin “B.W. Raymond” 14kt Gold Multicolored Box-hinged Hunter-case Watch
14kt Gold U.S. Watch Co. Huntercase Watch
18kt Gold Benedict Brothers Minute Repeating Open-face Watch
18kt Gold Hunter Case Erotica Quarter-hour Repeating Watch
Wristwatches
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Rare Patek Philippe “Double Signed” 18kt Gold Automatic Wristwatch Reference 2526 opposite: Selections from our Tool and Dress Wristwatches, including Cartier, Wittnauer, Tudor, Breitling, IWC, Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Longines, and Electra
Omega Split Second Chronograph, or Rattrapante "Olympic" Timing Watch Unusual LeCoultre Wrist Alarm and a Pocket Watch Set
OMEGA The Omega split second chronograph, or rattrapante “Olympic” timing watch, is a horological curiosity. The rattrapante feature was designed by Lemania prior to Omega acquiring them in the 1930s. These watches were introduced in 1966 in anticipation of the 1968 summer Olympics held in Mexico. They house the caliber 1131 movement and are used for timing dual contestants in the same race or lap times. The design includes a no-slip watch case, anti-reflective crystal coating, and hard plastic outer case with shoulder strap. This example is marked “G. Perren Brig,” possibly the time person or judge for a specific event. The subseconds and the top edge of the outer red case are marked “13.”
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Selections from our Tool and Dress Wristwatches, including Vacheron Constantin, Cartier, Longines, Yema, Universal Geneve, and Miconos
Pulsar 18kt Gold “Time Computer� Wristwatch with Box and Papers
American & European Clocks
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Thomas Parker Mahogany Bracket Clock
Silas Hoadley Miniature Column and Splat Shelf Clock
Hotchkiss & Benedict Eight-day Mahogany Shelf Clock
Robert Ward Musical Bracket Clock
Norris North Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock
Rare Aaron Willard Jr. (1783-1864) Walnut Veneered Figure-eight Wall Regulator
Ives Reeded Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock
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E. Howard & Co. 16-inch No. 70 Cherry Wall Regulator
Chinese Automaton Cast Brass Shelf Clock
E. Howard No. 5 Wall Regulator
Temple d’Amour Marble and Ormolu Annular Shelf Clock
E. Howard No. 14 Wall Regulator Large Black Forest Cuckoo Clock
French White Marble and Ormolu Annular Dial Clock
French Gilt Brass and Marble Annular Clock Isidore-Arnoult Grenot Gilt-brass Figural Calendar Mantel Clock
Scientific Instruments
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14-inch Ebony Octant with a Signed Lyman Leadbetter Red-painted Case
Double-barrelled Floor-standing Air or Vacuum Pump
Thomas Porthouse Ship’s Chronometer for Captain Davis of the Philena
Henry Bryant Celestial Indicator
Rare Lebbeus Dod Brass Protractor and Parallel Rule
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The Collection of the Late William H. Skerritt, Part II Skerritt was an artist, philanthropist, writer, and scholar—educated as a geologist at Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute, he became an authority in aggregates and pavement skid resistance but his passion lay in his extensive work with the Rensselaer Historical Society and Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway, promoting the importance of Troy, New York’s, history, architecture, and community. President of the Gateway and Troy Architectural Projects, he helped support the restoration of Troy’s architectural treasures. He gathered and presented an annotated collection of his own drawings and prints of Troy called “Troy as I See It” and he coauthored the book The Great Fire of Troy. His passion for history’s objects spurred collecting in many genres, and Skinner is proud to offer the first part of his important historical collection of Troy’s instrument makers’ work, as well as documents and archive material. These include Hanks’ family instruments, Meneely family pieces, and of course his collection of Gurley Precision Instrument Company items, from rare surveying instruments to early manuals and catalogs including William Gurley’s 1873 personal copy of American Engineer’s & Surveyor’s Instruments.
Selections from the William H. Skerritt Collection, Part II
William J. Young “Burt’s Solar Compass” Kuebler & Steelhorst Surveyor’s Transit Benjamin Rittenhouse Surveyor’s Compass
Heller & Brightly “Small” Mountain Transit back cover: Rare Rolex Stainless Steel Reference 8171 “Padellone” Triple Calendar Wristwatch, movement detail
The Robert C. Miller Collection of Pennsylvania Surveying Instruments, Part III
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