Victor Kullberg Spring Detent Deck Chronometer
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1923-08-14
Maker / issuer
Victor KullbergThis manual-wind deck chronometer by Victor Kullberg features a split-seconds chronograph and an up-and-down 30-hour power reserve indication. Housed in a gilded brass case within a fitted glazed mahogany box, the timepiece features a white enamel dial with Roman numerals and blued steel Breguet hands.
The source describes the movement as a 20-ligne gilt brass three-quarter plate caliber with fusee and maintaining power, an Earnshaw-type spring detent chronometer escapement, a cut bimetallic balance, a helical blued balance spring, and a diamond endstone. Guildhall Museum ledgers record its manufacture for Major Rivers on August 14, 1923.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Deck watch & deck chronometer
- Escapement
- Earnshaw-type spring detent chronometer escapement
- Case Number
- 9563
- Place recorded
- England
- Movement Number
- 9563
- Production Record
- Recorded as made for Major Rivers on August 14th 1923
- Caliber Description
- GiIt brass three quarter plate 20''' movement
- Maker / attribution
- Victor Kullberg
Design
- Visible features
- • Glazed mahogany presentation box housing the brass-cased chronometer resting over a German-language Kew Class A certificate reproduction. • White enamel dial with Roman numeral hour markers, an up/down power reserve register under 12 o'clock, and central split-seconds hands. • Kullberg brand inscription visible on the dial face.
- Identity and Archival Ledger Record
- Movement and case number 9563 identify this manual-wind spring detent deck chronometer attributed to Victor Kullberg. The catalog notes that both the dial and movement bear the maker's signature. According to catalog notes citing the Kullberg ledgers held at the Guildhall Museum, entry No. 9563 records that the watch was made for Major Rivers on August 14th, 1923. Accompanying items listed in the lot include an original fitted mahogany lockable box and a copy of Kew Class A Kew/Teddington Observatory Trials documentation.
- Dial Presentation and Observed Condition
- The instrument displays a white enamel dial with Roman numeral hour markers, an up/down power reserve register under 12 o'clock, and central split-seconds hands. Photographic observation confirms the Kullberg brand inscription across the dial face, housed within a glazed mahogany box. Catalog condition grading records a hairline crack within the enamel dial and notes original hands. The source condition assessment also advises that an overhaul is recommended at the buyer's expense.
- Reported Movement and Construction Specifications
- The catalog describes the movement as a 20-ligne gilt brass three-quarter plate caliber with fusee and maintaining power. The complication includes a split-seconds chronograph and a 30-hour power reserve indication. Technical specifications provided by the auction house report an Earnshaw-type spring detent chronometer escapement, a cut bimetallic compensation balance, a free-sprung helical balance spring with terminal curves, and a cock fitted with a diamond endstone.
Identification
- Serial number
- 9563
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Source notes an overhaul is recommended at buyer's expense.
- Research required: Source condition report notes a hairline crack on the enamel dial.