218,300 HKD
“Westminster Chime Carillon Minute Repeater, Black Dial” Constant Piguet, Le Sentier, No. 3136, Swiss patent No. 11948, examined by Goldsmiths’ and Silversmiths’ Company. Made circa 1905. Very fine and very rare, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating pocket watch with carillon Westminster chime and black dial. Four-body, "bassine" polished, the front cover with engraved monogram. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with a dedication. Black enamel with radial gold Roman numerals, outer gold minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. 45 mm. (20’’’), gilt brass, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on four gongs with four hammers activated by a slide on the band. Dial signed, movement and case numbered 3136, movement engraved with Constant Piguet’s patent number. Diam. 54 mm. Notes Carillon minute-repeating watches are very rare; only a few are known with four hammers or Westminster chimes. On March 20, 1896, Constant Piguet patented this system of minute-repeat with carillon, under the No. 11948. The makers that specialized in this type of watch were Constant Piguet, Eduard JeanRichard, and Victorin Piguet. The known tunes played by four hammer carillons are: Westminster chimes, the Swiss National anthem, and God Save the King. A watch playing God Save the King was sold by Antiquorum on Nov. 11, 2006, lot 53. Similar watches were sold by An
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-25
