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| Index No. A6220 | Unusual Kew Certificate Silver Chronograph |
| An unusual English finished Swiss minute recording flyback chronograph with Kew "A" certificate rating in a silver open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with flyback chronograph work above the plate. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Compensation balance with white metal overcoil hairspring. English double roller lever escapement, gold escape wheel and lever, pivots with endstones. Unusual white enamel dial with flyback centre seconds. In place of the seconds subsidiary the 60 minute recording dial. Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain silver open face case with a large engraved monogram. Gilt winding button to operate the chronograph. Maker's mark "CceFres" in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement. Silver cuvette bearing the engraved inscription "Class A Kew certificate issued with the addition of 60.0 marks for Superior merit. | ||
| Anonymous | Swiss | |
| Condition | Circa | 1910 |
| Case | Excellent. | ||
| Dial | Excellent. | Diameter | 53 mm |
| Movement | Excellent. |
| An interesting watch with a unusual features. Chronograph watches were very rarely entered for trials at Kew to obtain a certificate. The extra complication interfered with the timekeeping and made it difficult to obtain the certificate. The layout of the dial is very rare, normally the minute recording dial is situated below the 12 leaving the seconds subsidiary. Attention has also been paid to the performance of the watch with respect to magnetism as it has gold escapement components and an alloy hairspring. The movement has been finished in England where the escapement and balance assembly have been fitted. |
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