Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 140

Carillon Quarter-Repeater Chronograph Swiss, "Repetition a Quarts Chronographe Carillon", No. 32883. Made circa 1890. Fine and very rare, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless, carillon quarter-repeating with three hammers on three gongs, pocket watch with chronograph.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, the front cover decorated with a cast, chased and engraved scene of a farmer sowing seeds, the back cover engraved with a foliate monogram. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the technical details and exhibition medals. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions and outermost fifths of seconds divisions with Arabic five-second numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold Louis XV hands. M. 22''', rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, visible chronograph work, repeating with three hammers on three gongs activated by depressing a push-button in the band. Diam. 63 mm. Property of Various Owners