Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 382

?Grande & Petite Sonnerie Clockwatch? Charles Frodsham, 27 South Molton Street, London, By Appointment to The King, No. 010352, Ad. Fmsz, supplied by Nicole Nielsen & Co. The case with London hallmarks for 1900-1901. Very fine and extremely rare, large, trip minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, keyless, half-hunting cased, two-train pocket watch with grande and petite sonnerie striking.

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 15,000 - 20,000 / USD 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 70,800

C. Four-body, massive, "pomme et filets", by Emile Nielsen (master mark), polished, spring loaded front cover with royal blue radial Roman numerals and inner minute track, the back cover engraved with a Baron?s coronet and crest, protected hand-setting button, thief-proof swivel bow. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Solid silver, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, large subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 45 mm, (20???), frosted gilt, 3/4-plate, two-train with Nicole Nielsen tandem winding, jewelled to the center with screwed gold chatons, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature adjustment screws, double-over-coiled blued steel Breguet balance spring, diamond endstone, index regulator, striking on gongs and repeating activated by a trip-slide on the band. Dial and movement signed, case punched with Emile Nielsen?s master mark. Diam. 56 mm.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

As with most of the best-quality watches signed by Charles Frodsham, the movement of this watch was produced by the Nicole Nielsen Co., the finest English watchmakers of the day. Literature: Vaudrey Mercer, "The Frodshams, the story of a family of Chronometer Makers", London, 1981.