Geneva, May 12, 2024

LOT 341

LONGINES, SWITZERLAND, CARILLON WESTMINSTER, MINUTE-REPEATING, POCKET WATCH, 18K YELLOW GOLD

CHF 15,000 - 25,000

HKD 130,000 - 218,000 / USD 16,600 - 27,700 / EUR 15,300 - 25,500

Sold: CHF 23,750

A very fine and very rare, 18k gold, manual wind hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating pocket watch with carillon Westminster chime with four hammers on four gongs movement by Constant Piguet, Le Sentier, Swiss patent No. 11948.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Longines, Switzerland

Model CARILLON WESTMINSTER

Year Circa 1910

Case No. 3628

Diameter 55 mm.

Caliber 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.

Signature Dial, case and movement

Accessories fitted box

Notes

Carillon minute repeating watches are very rare; only a few are known with 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. Similar watches were sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, October 19, 2002, lot 8; Hong Kong, July 10, 2005, lot 83; Geneva, May 14, 2006, lot 783 and October 15, 2006, lot 404. Longines Longines was founded in 1832 by Ernest Francillon at Saint-Imier, Switzerland. The Longines name was once displayed above the analog clocks topping many scoreboards in stadiums and baseball parks in America, such as the clock at Yankee Stadium before its remodeling in the early 1970's, and the one at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh in later years. Longines is also famous for its 'Aviators' watches. It is said that Albert Einstein used a Longines pocket watch, and the companys watches have been worn by many celebrities, including Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Billy Zane and Harry Connick Jr. The company's motto is "Elegance is an attitude".

Provenance

PROPERTY OF A SPANISH COLLECTOR