DESCRIPTION:
Ateliers de Specialites Electriques et Mecaniques, Paris, to the design of Frank Holden, a rare crystal regulator style electromagnetic timepiece with unusual balance, the polished brass case with four beveled glasses, arabic numeral metal dial signed "L.R", blued steel hands with center seconds, the wheel work concealed behind the dial and connected by a vertical staff passing through a nickel plated, three tier platform, the upper plate with balance spring and regulator, the second tier with contacts for energizing magnet, and the bottom with two arm balance, one end with coil, the other with threaded rod and cylindrical weight for regulation, serial #792
CONDITION:
case with minor tarnish, glasses good, dial with a few faint scratches and minor discoloration, hands good, movement with losses to lacquer and minor tarnish, apparatus at bottom of case with minor losses to plating, battery enclosure cover on underside of base missing, running
ESTIMATE:
$800
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$1200
PRICE SOLD:
$1300
DIMENSIONS: 9.75in x 6.125in x 4.875in
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