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Tool · Watchmaker's lathe

Watchmaker's Lathe with Accessories

Partially verified

Source-titled as "Watchmaker's Lathe With Accessories," this horological precision tool set was auctioned by Auction Team Breker on November 11, 2017. The assembly is housed in a fitted, hinged wooden box equipped with latches and a keyhole escutcheon. The lathe comprises a cylindrical bed carrying a multi-stepped pulley headstock, a tool carriage mount, and a tailstock runner. A perforated accessory board inside the chest holds an assortment of wire collets, step chucks, brass fittings, circular wheel arbors, and small hand rests, accompanied by driving cords and abrasive wheels mounted on arbors.

Open wooden case containing the watchmaker's lathe assembly, collets, chucks, and associated tooling
Open wooden case containing the watchmaker's lathe assembly, collets, chucks, and associated tooling — Auction Team Breker. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
www.liveauctioneers.com
Category
Tool · Watchmaker's lathe
Maker / attribution
Not established
Reference
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Catalogue / lot identifier
Source URL identifies the listing
Source-reported date
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Country
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Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Lathe Configuration and Construction

Based on direct visual observation, the assembly centers on a cylindrical tubular bed. Mounted along this bed are a multi-step pulley headstock spindle, a tool rest base, and an adjustable tailstock runner.

The components are configured to rest inside the custom compartments of a fitted wooden case.

Evidence for this section
  • “Lathe consists of a cylindrical tubular bed with an attached multi-step pulley headstock spindle, tool rest base, and an adjustable tailstock runner.”

Tooling and Internal Accessories

The interior of the fitted box includes a perforated organizer block drilled to hold small accessories. Visible items seated within this block include multiple collets, step chucks, brass components, and faceplate fixtures.

Separate divided compartments within the case house additional components, including coiled drive cords, a brass disc arbor, and a grinding wheel mounted on an arbor.

Evidence for this section
  • “Internal perforated organizer block accommodates numerous collets, step chucks, brass accessories, and faceplate components.”
  • “Additional compartments contain coiled drive cords, a grinding wheel on an arbor, and a brass disc arbor.”

Casing and Source Documentation

The entire tooling kit is housed in a natural-finish hinged wooden box. The front of the box is fitted with two hook latches and a centered keyhole escutcheon.

The lot was auctioned under the title "Watchmaker's Lathe with Accessories" by "Auction Team Breker" on "November 11, 2017". The source documentation is restricted to this listing header, providing no recorded maker, serial markings, dimensions, or technical specifications.

Evidence for this section
  • “Housed in a natural-finish hinged wooden box with dual front hook latches and a central keyhole escutcheon.”
  • “Watchmaker's Lathe with Accessories Sold by Auction Team Breker November 11, 2017”

Open research questions

  • Are there manufacturer names, patent dates, or serial stamps marked on the tubular bed, headstock casting, or the wooden case?
  • What are the precise collet shank dimensions and thread pitch utilized by the lathe's headstock spindle?
  • Is the corresponding key present for the lock mechanism behind the front keyhole escutcheon?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Watchmaker's Lathe with Accessories
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
TitleWatchmaker's Lathe With Accessories“Watchmaker's Lathe With Accessories”
AuctioneerAuction Team Breker“Sold by Auction Team Breker”
Sale DateNovember 11, 2017“November 11, 2017”
Auctioneer LocationKoeln, Germany“Koeln, Germany”

Visible details

  • Housed in a natural-finish hinged wooden box with dual front hook latches and a central keyhole escutcheon.
  • Lathe consists of a cylindrical tubular bed with an attached multi-step pulley headstock spindle, tool rest base, and an adjustable tailstock runner.
  • Internal perforated organizer block accommodates numerous collets, step chucks, brass accessories, and faceplate components.
  • Additional compartments contain coiled drive cords, a grinding wheel on an arbor, and a brass disc arbor.

Research qualifications

  • The auction record provides no textual description beyond the title, sale date, and auctioneer.
  • Maker, model number, production date, and place of manufacture are unspecified by the source.

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

Watchmaker's Lathe With Accessories

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record 2cd2186eb2

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