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Geneva, Oct 14, 2007
LOT 352
"Grande & Petite Sonnerie Clockwatch" James Nardin, Locle, No. 9177, case No. 16286 by Enf. Tissot Fils. Made circa 1860. Very fine and very rare, large, grande & petite sonnerie striking, quarter-repeating, two-train, 18K gold, hunting-cased pocket watch.
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,000 - 6,000 / USD 6,600 - 8,500
Sold: CHF 11,800
C. Four-body, heavy, "bassine et filets", engine-turned covers with polished borders, reeded band with bolts for grande/petite sonerie, strike/silent and for locking the repeat button. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, large subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. 45 mm.(20'''), frosted gilt, two-train, 29 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, striking and repeating with two hammers on two gongs activated by a button in the band. Cuvette signed, case signed Enf. Tissot Fils. Diam. 55 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-15 |
Good Slightly rusted |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-45-01 |
Fair HANDS Original |
Notes
Born in 1814, he was a first cousin of Ulysse Nardin. He worked in La Chaux-de-Fonds under the name of James Nardin-Perret, Perret being his wife's name. He was granted a U.S. patent (No. 93,735) in 1869 for a self-winding watch, deposited a marine chronometer at the Neuchatel Observatory in 1873, and the company won a Gold Medal for horology at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878. His son, also called James Nardin, continued the business after his father's death in 1885.