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Zenith. An 18K Gold Hunter Case Two-Train Carillon Minute Repeating Grande And Petite Sonnerie Keyless Lever Clock Watch
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Zenith. An 18K Gold Hunter Case Two-Train Carillon Minute Repeating Grande And Petite Sonnerie Keyless Lever Clock Watch

SIGNED ZENITH, CASE NO. 134915, CIRCA 1900

Closed16 December 2011

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Zenith. An 18K Gold Hunter Case Two-Train Carillon Minute Repeating Grande And Petite Sonnerie Keyless Lever Clock Watch
Signed Zenith, Case No. 134915, Circa 1900
Gilt-finished two-train lever movement separately wound by turning the crown to either side, 30 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, carillon minute repeating and en passant grande sonnerie striking on three polished steel hammers onto three gongs activated by a push button in the band, gold cuvette, white enamel dial, Breguet numerals, sunken subsidiary seconds, monogrammed and inscribed circular case, Sonnerie/Silence to the bezel, movement signed, case and cuvette numbered
55mm diam.

Specialist note

George Favre-Jacot founded the Zenith Swiss watch manufacturer in 1865. He built bright, spacious building and brought all units of watchmaking under one roof to control quality. The first to bring to market the automatic chronograph, Zenith is the most accurate series produced movement, beating at 36,000bph.