240,000 HKD
Carillon Grande Sonnerie and Minute-Repeating Clockwatch Zenith, No. 4030, case No. 101176. Made circa 1910. Fine and very rare, trip minute-repeating, 18K rose gold, hunting-cased, keyless, two-train, carillon Grande Sonnerie clockwatch with three hammers and three gongs. Accompanied by a fitted box. Four body, "bassine", polished, the front cover with an applied monogram "MH". Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. Notes This type of minute-repeating Grande Sonnerie clockwatch movement with carillon on three gongs with three stacked hammers but without Petite Sonnerie, were usually commercialised by Zenith using the Cesar Racine patent.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-08
