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Zenith Eight-day Chronometer Watch, Zenith Watch Company,<br />
c. 1950, with 2 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial marked Zenith and<br />
Chronometer, Up-Down indicator and seconds dial, stem-wound and<br />
set eight-day lever escapement movement set in a weighted brass<br />
bowl, gimbals and mounted in a mahogany box, wd. boxed 5, dp. 5,<br />
ht. 3 1/4 in.<br />
$400-600<br />
303.<br />
Zenith Eight-day Chronometer Watch, Zenith Watch Company,<br />
c. 1950, with 2 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial marked Zenith and<br />
Chronometer, Up-Down indicator and seconds dial, stem-wound and<br />
set eight-day lever escapement movement set in a weighted brass<br />
bowl, gimbals and mounted in a mahogany box, wd. boxed 5, dp. 5,<br />
ht. 3 1/4 in.<br />
$400-600<br />
304.<br />
Ulysse Nardin Two-day Marine Chronometer, Locle, Switzerland, No.<br />
1273, 4-in. dia. silvered dial signed Ulysse Nardin Locle Suisse, 1264<br />
and 1273, “Up-Down” indicator, gold hands, three-quarter spotted<br />
plate chain drive fusee movement with maker’s mark and 1273, split<br />
bi-metallic two-arm balance with diamond endstone, helical hairspring<br />
and spring detent escapement, lacquered brass bowl and gimbals in a<br />
brass-bound two-tier mahogany box with maker’s plate, boss marked<br />
1273and carrying handles, all in a padded transport box, ht. 9 1/2, dp.<br />
9 1/2, wd. 11 1/2 in. boxed.<br />
Provenance: This chronometer was presented to Sanford L. Cluett<br />
in 1898 by J.W. Alfred Cluett. An undated baggage label affixed to<br />
the box indicates that Sanford Cluett sailed with this chronometer on<br />
the Vulcania from New York to Cannes. Sanford Lockwood Cluett<br />
patented “Sanforizing” a process to reduce fabric shrinkage during<br />
laundering.<br />
$600-800<br />
online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com<br />
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