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Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

LOT 48

?Musical-Stacked teeth? Geneva. Made circa 1810. Very fine and unusual 18K gold, quarter repeating musical watch with early stacked steel teeth.

CHF 16,000 - 22,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000 / USD 14,000 - 18,000

C. Three-body, ?Empire?, with reeded band and bezel, the engine turned back with small vacant cartouche. D. Gold, engine turned with polished radial Roman numerals, outer minute and engraved stylised lotus flower decoration. M. 48 mm., gilt brass highly unusual calibre, going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on polished steel square-section gongs activated by depressing the pendant. Pin barrel musical train with two sets of 14 tuned stacked teeth. Diam. 58 mm.


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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

Notes

The unusual musical train of this watch was developed from that, described and illustrated in Rees?s Cyclopaedia, plate XLIII and used by Henri Capt in his musical watches with automaton scenes. The present lot was previously sold by Antiquorum Geneva, on April 24, 1999, lot 142.