Live Auction 1391Important Watches, including A Gentleman's Pursuit for Excellence, Part I
Swiss. An unusual 18K pink gold openface skeletonized carillon quarter repeating watch
Lot 219

Swiss. An unusual 18K pink gold openface skeletonized carillon quarter repeating watch

UNSIGNED, CASE STAMPED RT AND NUMBERED 7104 AND 355, CIRCA 1820

Closed12 November 2012

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Swiss. An unusual 18K pink gold openface skeletonized carillon quarter repeating watch
Unsigned, case stamped RT and numbered 7104 and 355, circa 1820
Full plate keywound movement, carillon quarter repeating on three hammers, gilt cuvette, skeletonized dial with gilt pierced and engraved floral decorated centre, Breguet numerals on outer white enamel chapter ring, circular case, undulating band, engine-turned back, repeating through the pendant, unsigned
55 mm. diam.

Specialist note

The present watch is distinguished by its unusual carillon repeating mechanism. More complicated than the better known quarter or minute repeating function, it is more commonly found in clock watches. It features three or four gongs instead of only two. The quarter hours of the present watch are struck on two different hammers than the hours.