44,400 CHF
Carillon Grande Sonnerie and Minute Repeating Clockwatch Zenith, No. 2615. Made for the Russian market, circa 1910. Fine and very rare, large, minute-repeating, 18K rose gold, huntingcased, keyless, two-train, carillon Grande Sonnerie clockwatch with three hammers and three gongs. Four body, "bassine et filet", engine-turned covers, polished borders. Hinged gold cuvette engraved in Cyrillic with the warrants and prize medal details. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel 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 Racine patent.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-03-16
