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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1993
Charpentier Oudin, Horlogers de la Marine, 52 Palais Royal à Paris, No. 18884, circa 1870. Fine and very important 18 ct. gold, eight day going, keyless, minute repeating, "grande and petite sonnerie" clock watch with chronometer escapement, made for Henri Charles Ferdinand, Comte de Chambord, in a silver gilt protecting case.
C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", the band chased with fleurs de lys, the back engineturned, the winding crown chased in form of the Royal crown. Gold cuvette. Silver gilt protecting case, the cover chased and pierced with the arms of France and entwined scrollwork, the interior engraved with the monogram "C". D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "fleur de lys" hands. M. 21"', gilt brass double train, with gold wheels, 39 jewels, two barrels with differential winding, spring detent escapement, two-arm compensation bimetallic balance, free-sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Grande and petite sonnerie on two gongs with a further separate train for minute-repeating with slide in the band of the case, grande/petite, Silence/sonnerie slides on the border of the movement. Signed on the cuvette and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 59 mm.