SWISS. A GOLD LARGE OPENFACE QUARTER REPEATING MUSICAL POCKET WATCH PLAYING MUSIC AT WILL OR ON THE HOUR
Lot 3831

SWISS. A GOLD LARGE OPENFACE QUARTER REPEATING MUSICAL POCKET WATCH PLAYING MUSIC AT WILL OR ON THE HOUR

UNSIGNED, NO. 4810, CIRCA 1820

Closed30 November 2011

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HKD 93,750

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SWISS. A GOLD LARGE OPENFACE QUARTER REPEATING MUSICAL POCKET WATCH PLAYING MUSIC AT WILL OR ON THE HOUR
UNSIGNED, NO. 4810, CIRCA 1820
Gilt movement with fixed barrels for the going and musical trains, cylinder escapement, gold three-armed balance, flat balance spring, jewelled steel endplate, index regulator, 19 tuned vibrating steel teeth acting on both sides of the large pinned musical disc, gilt cuvette, white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, railway minute division, gold Empire-style case, milled band, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant, lever at 8 o'clock under the cuvette for music/silent mode, bolt at 6 for activating the music, unsigned, case and movement numbered
57 mm. diam.

Specialist note

US$7,000-9,000

With a paste-set gold plated winding key.