70,800 CHF
“Grande & Petite Sonnerie Clockwatch” Charles Frodsham, 27 South Molton Street, London, By Appointment to The King, No. 010352, Ad. Fmsz, supplied by Nicole Nielsen & Co. The case with London hallmarks for 1900-1901. Very fine and extremely rare, large, trip minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, keyless, half-hunting cased, two-train pocket watch with grande and petite sonnerie striking. Four-body, massive, "pomme et filets", by Emile Nielsen (master mark), polished, spring loaded front cover with royal blue radial Roman numerals and inner minute track, the back cover engraved with a Baron’s coronet and crest, protected hand-setting button, thief-proof swivel bow. Hinged gold cuvette. Solid silver, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, large subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. 45 mm, (20’’’), frosted gilt, 3/4-plate, two-train with Nicole Nielsen tandem winding, jewelled to the center with screwed gold chatons, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature adjustment screws, double-over-coiled blued steel Breguet balance spring, diamond endstone, index regulator, striking on gongs and repeating activated by a trip-slide on the band. Dial and movement signed, case punched with Emile Nielsen’s master mark. Diam. 56 mm. Notes As with most of the best-quality watches signed by Charles Frodsham, the movement of this watch was produced by the Nicole Nielsen Co., the finest English watchmakers of the day. Lit
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
