Dent. A Very Rare And Unusual 18k Gold Openface Keyless Lever Chronograph Watch With Regulator Dial And Central Rare Minute Register

SIGNED DENT, 33 COCKSPUR STREET, LONDON, MOVEMENT NO. 24'844, WATCH MAKER TO THE QUEEN, CIRCA 1860

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Dent. A Very Rare And Unusual 18k Gold Openface Keyless Lever Chronograph Watch With Regulator Dial And Central Rare Minute Register
Signed Dent, 33 Cockspur Street, London, Movement No. 24'844, Watch Maker to the Queen, Circa 1860
Three-quarter plate gilt-finished lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, white enamel dial, two sunken subsidiary dials for hours and constant seconds, outer calibrated 1/5th seconds ring for the chronograph with central hands for the minutes and minute register, plain circular case, snap on back, dial and movement signed and numbered, case stamped with casemaker's initials AN for Adolph Nicole
52mm diam.

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Lot Essay

In 1839, Adolphe Nicole and Jules Capt, both talented Swiss watchmakers, set up business in London at 80B Dean Street. Nicole & Capt were highly successful and won medals in many international exhibitions. In 1876 Jules Capt died and in the same year his place as partner was filled by the Danish-born watchmaker Sophus Emil Nielsen and the company became Nicole, Nielsen & Co. By 1880, the firm was being run by Nielsen.

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