Important Watches
Geneva, Mar 20, 2010
LOT 134
Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock Swiss. Made circa 1850. Fine and rare, gilt brass, grande sonnerie striking, 8-day going carriage clock with alarm. To be sold without reserve
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
USD 2,800 - 4,500 / EUR 2,000 - 3,500
Sold: CHF 1,320
C. Three-piece, matte gilt, sliding back door, sides and top with beveled glass, hinged carrying handle. D. Silvered, rectangular, radial painted Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Rectangular, gilt brass, going barrels for the going and striking trains, large brass platform with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, striking with two hammers on an underslung bell in the base, alarm train with separate barrel and sounding with a further hammer, strikework on the backplate in the Swiss manner, sonnerie/ silence selection on the backplate. Dim. 14.3 x 11.5 x 9 cm. Excluding handle.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6 |
Good Slightly oxidized |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |