$15,340
“Carillon Minute-Repeater” Swiss, No. 12485. Made circa 1883. Fine, hunting-cased, keyless, carillon minute-repeating, 18K rose gold pocket watch. Four-body, “Empire”, solid, polished, the covers with an engine-turned peripheral border, front cover inside with dedication dated 1883, engine-turned case band, hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with painted and stylized Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, recessed subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel “spade” hands. Cal. 20’’’, maillechort, 30 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, three hammers striking on two gongs by activating slide on the band. Case numbered, movement marked: “Pat. 7832”. Diam. 52 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-06-14