Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 44

JAEGER RECITAL ALARM CLOCK Jaeger, Swiss, ?Recital?, No. 106. Made in the 1960's. Fine and unusual, 8 day-going, gilt brass table clock with alarm. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, engraved, polished, round. D. Off-white with painted black radial Roman numerals, luminous dots, aperture for the 24 hour alarm, revolving disk for day/night indication. Luminous blued steel ?Louis XV? style hands. M. Cal., rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, fausses cotes decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 7.5 cm.