Clocks - Cortrie Special-Auctions for Watches and Jewellery in Hamburg

Sold 287-4194 Table clock: hexagonal horizontal table clock. Fr. Heckel, Warsaw, c. 1740, self-striking/repeater Ca. Ø12cm, brass, side with 6 glazed windows (2 glasses with cracks), base gong, signed verge movement with 2 barrels, signed dial, blued hands, intact, with original key. Hammerprice: 6.000 €
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Sold 287-4200 Table clock: an absolute rarity, a so-called "Flintlock Alarm Clock", flintlock alarm clock circa 1730, Hennrich Christian Gunckel, Berlin Ca. 18 x 10 cm, copper, formerly gilt, verge movement with 2 barrels and alarm, dial mounting, single-hand, iron hands. When the alarm is triggered, the flintlock strikes the fuse on demand, igniting the candle placed inside the case, which shoots out upon ignition. A very similar alarm clock is held in the collections of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. Lit.: S. Fleet, Uhren, Frankfurt a.; n.d.; p. 35. S. Maurice, Von Uhren und Automaten, Munich 1968; fig. 29. Comparable objects: 1. https://www.cortrie.de/go/V9D 2. https://www.cortrie.de/go/wj6 3. https://www.cortrie.de/go/1em Hammerprice: 10.000 €
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Sold 287-4220 Wall clock: significant precision second-pendulum clock, circa 1875, J. Wirén, St Petersburg/presumably Pulkovo Observatory Case ca. 150 x 40 cm, brass/wood with glazed front, heavy brass suspension, precision lever movement with heavy seconds pendulum and fine adjustment, Graham escapement, weight drive, signed regulator dial, intact. Johan Wirén was a renowned mechanic and clockmaker in St Petersburg, best known for his astronomical and scientific precision instruments. His second-pendulum clocks were often used as time standards in observatories, institutes or for maritime purposes, as they exhibited extremely high accuracy. Wirén worked during an era when St Petersburg was a centre for precision engineering within the Russian Empire. His workshop supplied instruments that could compete in quality with the major European manufacturers such as Riefler or Strasser & Rohde. (Source: German Society for Chronometry e.V.). "Wirén, Johan, born in 1835 near Helsinki, died in 1885 in St Petersburg, where he also lived and worked. Following Pihl’s death in 1873, Wirén took over the position of Master Chronometrist at the Imperial Pulkovo Observatory near St Petersburg. Hammerprice: 4.100 €
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Sold 287-4232 Marine chronometer: Lange & Söhne Glashütte VEB No. 2285, with transport case and protective cover! Transport case with carrying strap and protective cover, ca. 24 x 24 x 24 cm, mahogany case with company plaque ca. 18.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm, gimbal suspension, brass case number 2285, Spring detent chronometer No. 2285, helical hairspring, matching dial with power reserve indicator, gilt hands, in working order, rarely found in such good, complete condition. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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Sold 287-4233 Marine chronometer: GUB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe with electrical contact mechanism Original mahogany box, 18 x 18 x 18 cm, No. 2976, gimbal suspension, brass case No. 2954, movement signed GUB 2976. Spring detent chronometer, helical hairspring, matching dial with power reserve indicator, gilt hands, movement intact, cleaning recommended. Hammerprice: 1.200 €
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Sold 287-4234 Marine chronometer: early Russian chronometer, 1st Moscow Watch Factory Kirova 1953 Original box 19 x 19 x 19 cm, gimbal suspension, case, box, dial and movement all numbered 1322, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, dial with power reserve indicator, movement intact. Hammerprice: 1.100 €
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Sold 287-4235 Marine chronometer: Russian Kirowa marine chronometer No. 26002, 1980s, with papers Ca. 19 x 19 x 19 cm, mahogany box with original label, brass case with gimbal suspension, spring detent chronometer movement, movement and dial numbers match, gold hands, intact, minor damage to the edge of the wooden case. Hammerprice: 500 €
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Sold 287-4237 Military deck chronometer, Royal Navy, WW2, Ulysse Nardin Ca. 12 x 10 x 6 cm, original box with original label bearing military markings and number No. 27779, screw-down brass case, inner case silver, also screw-down, case number 620730, movement number 124102, Dial matching the number, Anker chronometer with fine adjustment and center seconds, enamel dial in immaculate condition, very good condition, in working order Hammerprice: 1.300 €
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Sold 287-4238 Chronometer: extremely rare English deck chronometer, WWI, Victor Kullberg No. 9915 Original box ca. 11 × 9 × 6 cm, with original 9915 label, screw-down brass case, inner case also screw-down, matching the movement number 9915, Anker chronometer with diamond endstone, signed, signed, matching enamel dial, center seconds, very good condition, in working order. These deck chronometers were in service with the Royal Navy during the First World War (Lit. Knirim England, p. 333). Hammerprice: 2.100 €
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287-4239 Marine chronometer: rare A. Lange & Söhne marine chronometer No. 2829, 1950s Original box ca. 18.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm, gimbal suspension, brass case No. 2829, spring detent chronometer movement 2829 with helical hairspring, original dial with power reserve indicator, matching case and movement numbers, movement intact. now only: 1.500 €
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Sold 287-4240 Marine chronometer: probably the earliest surviving chronometer from Wempe Chronometerwerke Hamburg No. 585 Mahogany box 18 x 18 x 18 cm, gimbal suspension, brass case with number 585, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, original dial bearing the same number with a distinctive retrograde power reserve indicator featuring a gold hand, hour and minute hands also in gold, movement intact, cleaning recommended. According to our research, this is one of the earliest surviving Wempe chronometers, tested in 1913/1914 by the German Naval Observatory in Hamburg. Hammerprice: 2.100 €
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287-4241 Marine chronometer: Lange & Söhne Glashütte VEB No. 2813 Mahogany box ca. 18.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm, original 2813 plaque, gimbal suspension, brass case No. 2813, spring-driven chronometer movement with helical hairspring, No. 2813, matching dial with power reserve indicator, in working order. now only: 1.500 €
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287-4242 Marine chronometer: Glashütte GUB chronometer with transport box and protective cover! Transport box 24 x 24 x 24 cm, Chronometer box 18.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm, gimbal suspension, brass case, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, dial with serial number 13089, gold hands, movement with electrical contact mechanism, in working order, rare in this complete original condition! now only: 1.500 €
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Sold 287-4243 Marine chronometer: very fine Ulysse Nardin spring detent chronometer circa 1930, very good condition Ca. 18.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm mahogany box, gimbal suspension, brass case, spring chronometer movement No. 3382, helical hairspring, original matching dial, power reserve indicator, steel hands, very good, in working order, condition with outer box for the case. Hammerprice: 3.000 €
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Sold 287-4244 Marine chronometer: early A. Lange & Söhne war chronometer, tested by the German Naval Observatory, Hamburg, 1916/1917 Mahogany box No. 757, 18 x 18 x 18 cm, gimbal suspension, dial also No. 757, movement and case numbered 837, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, dial with power reserve indicator, metal hands, movement intact, rare! Hammerprice: 3.300 €
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Sold 287-4245 Marine chronometer: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte No. 946, 1930s Original case 18 x 18 x 18 cm, later transport case, gimbal suspension, brass case No. 946, spring-driven chronometer movement No. 946, helical hairspring, dial No. 946, gold hands, power reserve indicator, movement intact. Hammerprice: 2.000 €
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Sold 287-4246 Marine chronometer: significant, very large Victor Kullberg 8-day chronometer, circa 1890 Original box ca. 21 x 21 x 21 cm, original bone plate V. Kullberg 6643 London, matching numbers with case and movement, gimbal suspension, extremely rare 8-day spring detent chronometer movement with helical hairspring and diamond endstone, silvered dial with dealer’s signature Hunt & Roskell London, 8-day power reserve, steel hands, very good original condition with original box, a highlight for collectors of marine chronometers. Hammerprice: 4.200 €
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Sold 287-4248 Marine chronometer: rare A. Lange & Söhne Anker chronometer No. 3162, wartime Wooden box 18.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm, gimbal suspension, black lacquered case with serial number 3162, rare No. 3162 anchor chronometer movement, helical hairspring, original Dial, also No. 3162, power reserve indicator, gold hands, movement intact, chain replaced by steel cable, electrical contact device, tested in 1956 by the German Hydrographic Institute. A. Lange & Söhne marine chronometers with a lever escapement are very rare and sought-after collector’s items! Hammerprice: 3.100 €
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Sold 287-4249 Important A. Lange & Söhne marine chronometer, supplied to H. Göring, Reich Minister of Aviation, 1935 Both original boxes with original Lange & Söhne No. 663 label, carrying case with strap, ca. 23.5 x 23.5 x 19 cm, inner case with sliding lid and glass cover, NO gimbal suspension, but fixed brass case, case with Lange & Söhne hallmark and serial number 663, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, No. 663, silvered dial with power reserve indicator No. 663, gold hands, with movement intact, extremely rare. The chronometer is supplied with an extract from the archives. It is one of 9 special chronometers without a gimbal suspension, commissioned by Hermann Göring, Commander-in-Chief of the German Air Force. Hermann Göring was Reich Minister of Aviation from 1933 to 1945 and, from 1935, Commander-in-Chief of the German Air Force. In these roles, he oversaw the development and deployment of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War, before being replaced by Robert von Greim shortly before the end of the war. To our knowledge, only two of these nine chronometers have resurfaced to date: number 659 and the chronometer presented here, number 663! Hammerprice: 13.000 €
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Sold 287-4252 Table clock: Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Classique Calibre 540 from 1995, manufactured 1984–2001 Ca. 22 x 18 x 13 cm, gold-plated brass, glazed, base with attached plaque bearing a dedication from 1995, rotary pendulum movement with automatic winding via temperature and pressure fluctuations, good condition, movement intact. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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Sold 287-4254 Carriage clock: extremely rare miniature carriage clock for the Ottoman market with enamel painting, ca. 1880 Ca. 9.5 cm high, gilt brass, ‘bamboo design’, 3 sides with very fine enamel painting, lever movement No. 2906, movement in need of cleaning. Hammerprice: 1.100 €
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Sold 287-4255 Carriage clock: Miniature carriage clock with enamel painting and original box, c. 1880 Ca. 7.5 cm high, brass, very fine enamel painting on all sides, combination of grisaille enamel and coloured paillons, sensational quality, lever escapement, excellent original condition with transport box, movement intact (box has defects). Hammerprice: 1.100 €
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