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The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Hong-kong, Jun 08, 2002

LOT 308

Jules Assmann, Glashütte, No. 15973, circa 1900.Very fine and possibly unique 18K gold hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating watch with carillon on three gongs and three hammers.

HKD 250,000 - 312,000

EUR 36,000 - 45,000 / USD 32,000 - 40,000

Sold: HKD 437,000

C. Four-body, "bassine", massive, polished, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute Arabic figures, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 42 mm. (18'''1/2), frosted gilt, three-quarter plate, 29 jewels, straight line Glashütte lever escapement with gold fork and escape wheel, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature and quarter screws, blued steel Breguet balancepring, micrometric "swan-neck" regulator, repeating on gongs, slide on the band.Signed on case and movement.Diam. 56 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

This watch is the only known carillon made by Jules Assmann. Only Assmann and Uhrenfabrik Union produced few carillons in Germany during the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.