Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 86

Constant Piguet Four Hammer Carillon Minute-Repeating Constant Piguet, Le Sentier, No. 3114, Swiss patent No. 11948. Made circa 1910. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating pocket watch with carillon chime with four hammers on four gongs.

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

USD 28,000 - 36,000 / EUR 20,000 - 28,000

Sold: CHF 40,800

C. Four-body, bassine et filet, engine-turned with polished borders. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, dauphine numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 45 mm., 20???, matte gilt, 32 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with terminal curve, index regulator, repeating on four gongs with four polished steel hammers activated by a slide on the band. Movement punched with Constant Piguet?s patent number. Diam. 55 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Carillon minute repeating watches are very rare. On March 20, 1896, Constant Piguet patented this system of minute-repeat with carillon, under the No. 11948. The makers that specialized in this type of watch were Constant Piguet, Eduard JeanRichard, and Victorin Piguet. The known tunes played by four hammer carillons are: Westminster chimes, the Swiss National anthem, and God Save the King.