Hamilton Koehler Clock Prototype Of The First Electric Movement Design, Serial #3 of 6 Made. ...

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Hamilton Koehler Clock Prototype Of The First Electric Movement Design, Serial #3 of 6 Made
Case: Bakelite and nickel Art Deco case, base measures 5 x 3 inches, with presentation plaque to a former Hamilton employee, clock case rotates 360 degrees
Dial: 2 inch diameter dial, silver, applied golden baton and circle indexes, golden Dauphine hands
Movement: F. Koehler patent, large coils supply power to the electro-magnetically driven balance wheel which drives the gear train

Note: From the René Rondeau collection this rare clock is serial number 3 of the 6 pieces made. The handsome Bakelite Art Deco case was designed and patented by a Hamilton engineer, Charles W. Sheldon. Three of the six Koehler prototypes were cased in this manner. An original wooden travel box accompanies this clock.

Condition Report*: Type: Hamilton Koehler Clock Prototype Of The First Electric Movement Design, Serial #3 of 6 Made
Dial: 2 inch diameter, silver, golden markers
Hands; golden Dauphine
Metal: bakelite and nickel case
Case Info: center case rotates 360 degrees
Case Width: base measures 5 x 3 inches
Watch Movement: F. Koehler patent, large coils supply power to the electro-magnetically driven balance wheel which drives the gear train
Circa: 1950
Condition: dial is very good, case is very good, movement very good, non-running prototype

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October, 2015

29th Thursday

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