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Geneva, Oct 14, 2007
LOT 163
?Grande Sonnerie Carillon Quarter-Repeater? Audemars Frères, Brassus & Genève, No. 132977. Made circa 1890. Very fine and very rare, large, 14K pink gold, hunting cased, keyless, carillon quarter-repeating with three hammers on three gongs, two-train, grande sonnerie clockwatch with tandem winding and a 9K gold chain.
CHF 12,000 - 15,000
EUR 7,000 - 9,000 / USD 10,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 22,420
C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, silence/sonnerie lever in the bezel. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with Audemars prize medals. D. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track with outermost red painted five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 47 mm (21'''), frosted gilt, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating with three hammers on three gongs activated by depressing a push-button in the band. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 57 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |