Antiquorum Auctioneers since 1974

Geneva, May 10, 2026

LOT 315

UNSIGNED, SWITZERLAND, MUSICAL QUARTER REPEATING WATCH, 18K YELLOW GOLD

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

HKD 29,800 - 49,600 / USD 3,800 - 6,400 / EUR 3,300 - 5,500 / JPY 610,000 - 1,010,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 5,000

A fine, 18k yellow gold, manual wind open face, key-winding pocket watch, white enamel dial, with music and quarter-repeater on two steel gongs, polished steel repeating work on the backplate (activated by depressing the pendant), musical movement, with 22 steel tuned vibrating blades acting on both sides of pinned disc (music / silence lever at the edge of the cuvette beneath the case-back).


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3-6-8*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-71-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, Switzerland

Year Circa 1820

Caliber 51 mm., 4 jewels, gilded brass with going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring

Diameter 57 mm.

Weight 122 gr.