Robin a Paris, circa 1780. Very fine and rare gilt bronze fifteen day going, hour and half hour striking, centre seconds regulator, with remontoir escapement. | Important Watches, Wristwatches and clocks

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Geneva, Apr 20, 1996

LOT 533

Robin a Paris, circa 1780. Very fine and rare gilt bronze fifteen day going, hour and half hour striking, centre seconds regulator, with remontoir escapement.

CHF 50,000 - 60,000

C. Rectangular, gilt bronze, with fluted canted corners and four glazed sides, the top observation window with plain brass frame the front face with foliage sprandels, pendant drapery covering the winding holes below the hinged bezel. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, signed Barbezat 1777 on the enamel backing (slightly restored on the border). Gilt brass engraved and pierced hands. M. Brass circular with going barrels both for the going and the striking trains, remontoir with fly regulator rewinding the driving weight every 60 seconds. Graham dead beat escapement, the half-seconds beating pendulum with knife edge suspension. Hour and half hour striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. Mainspring signed: Mouginot 1782. Signed on the dial, case and back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 41 x 20 x 15 cm.

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Mantel regulators by Robin are always extremely fine, even more so when they are with remontoir and a striking work. This type of remontoire is very similar and based on the same principle to that of the movement by Robin, with two barrels and remontoir, described and illustrated by Moinet in his Traite d'Horlogerie, pages 7 to 11 with plate. Barbezat Elie, enamel dial maker, was active in Paris, rue Bertin, as soon as 1768. Mouginot, spring maker, was working for Breguet and Louis Berthoud.