22,800 CHF
Zenith Carillon Grande Sonnerie and Minute-Repeating Clockwatch Attributed to Zenith, No. 4253. The case with London import marks for 1912-13. Fine and very rare, trip minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, keyless, two-train, carillon Grande Sonnerie clockwatch with three hammers and three gongs. Four-body, "bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel, radial Roman 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 Cesar Racine patent.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-05-08
