Geneva, May 10, 2026
DROCOURT, FRANCE, REPEATING, 8 DAY-GOING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH CALENDAR AND ALARM, GILT BRONZE
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A very fine, gilt brass, manual wind 8-day going, hour and half-hour striking clock with hour repeater carriage clock with calendar and alarm. Entirely engraved with foliage and flowers case, the sides and top glazed, hinged handle. Matching fitted base supported by four Griffins. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals, white enamel alarm setting and day and date calendar dials below, gilt mask engraved with flowers and scrolls. Blued steel Breguet hands.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Drocourt, France
Year Circa 1880
Caliber Rectangular brass plates, going barrels for the going and striking trains, barrel for the alarm train, lateral lever escapement on a large silvered platform, notched bimetallic compensation balance with temperature and meantime adjustment screws, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, striking and repeating on two gongs with two hammers
Length 118
Height 175
Width 118
