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Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

LOT 161

?Independent Quarter Repeat? Chapon & Ligier à Genève, ebauche by Decombaz. Made circa 1820. Very fine and unusual 18K gold, three-train, petite et grande sonnerie clockwatch with independent quarter-repeat, four square gongs and virgule escapement.

CHF 13,000 - 18,000

EUR 8,500 - 12,000 / USD 10,000 - 14,000

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished with reeded band, hinged gilt metal cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 52 mm (23'''), frosted gilt, full-plate, virgule escapement, gold three-arm balance, lever for change from petite to grande sonnerie at 3 o'clock, strike/silent lever at 4 o'clock, independent repeating train striking on its own two square gongs, activated by depressing the pendant. Cuvette signed, case stamped "P3G" within an oval and ID within a lozenge. Diam. 58.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-20-24-01

Good

Period original

Slightly chipped

HANDS Original

Notes

A rare example of a four-gong clockwatch with virgule escapement. Decombaz was one of the best watchmakers of his time. He worked for Abraham-Louis Breguet, especially for self-winding and grande sonnerie watches. This watch was previously sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, April 24, 2004, LOT 340.