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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 190

Carillon Grande Sonnerie and Minute-Repeating Clockwatch Attributed to Zenith, No. 4253. The case with London import marks for 1912-13. Fine and very rare, trip minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, keyless, two-train, carillon Grande Sonnerie clockwatch with three hammers and three gongs.

CHF 13,000 - 16,000

USD 11,000 - 14,000 / EUR 9,000 - 11,000

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands. M. 18"', frosted gilt, two-train with differential winding, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, striking the hours and quarters on three gongs with three stacked hammers, Silence/Chime selection lever on the bezel border, repeating activated by a trip push-piece in the band. Case and dial plate punch numbered 4253. Diam. 49 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 4-19**

Fair

Dent(s)

Repair required, at buyer's expense
Dial: 4-21-27

Fair

Period

Custom-made

Notes

This type of minute-repeating Grande Sonnerie clockwatch movement with carillon on three gongs with three stacked hammers but without Petite Sonnerie, were usually commercialised by Zenith using the Cesar Racine patent.