S. Smith & Son

An extremely rare and important yellow gold openface split-seconds pocket chronometer with one minute tourbillon

Manufacturer: Smith & Son Year: Circa 1900 Movement No: 1901-20 Case No: 1901-20, London hallmarks for 1900 Material: 18K yellow gold Calibre: Manual, three quarter plate gilt brass English lateral lever movement, 24 jewels Dimensions: 59mm Diameter Signed: Case and cuvette stamped SS with London hallmarks for 1900, dial signed 9 Strand, London 1901-20/360, movement signed S. Smith & Son 9 Strand, London Makers to the Admirality and the Indian Government; case, cuvette, dial and movement numbered 1901-20. Provenance: Habsburg Feldman, May 29, 1989, lot 343. Literature: This watch is described in Reinhard Meis, Das Tourbillon, pages 214-217, and Cecil Clutton and George Daniels, Watches, page 344.