28,320 CHF
“CARILLON MINUTE REPEATER“ Louis Brandt Frères, No. 2577. Made circa 1894. Very fine and very rare, 18K pink gold keyless pocket watch with three-hammer carillon minute repeat. This watch is sold with box, Certificate of Authenticity and a 2-year Omega guarantee. Three-body, “demi-bassine”, polished, hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, outer minute track with black Arabic five minute markers. Pink gold “spade” hands. Cal. 20’’’, maillechort, 30 jewels, 4 chatons, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, three hammers striking on three gongs by activating slide on the band. Case numbered, movement marked: “Pat 7832”, this patent was granted to Louis Brandt Frères on December 30th, 1883. Diam. 53 mm. Property of a Swiss Collector
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-04-15
