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| Index No. A6246 | Unusual Gold Quarter Repeating Travelling Clock |
| A very unusual early 19th Century eight day quarter repeating Swiss clock in a gold travelling case retailed by Tiffany. Nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement of eight day duration. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Slide quarter repeating on two steel gongs, visible regulator to the train. The movement signed "Le Phare W Co. - 15 Jewels - 3 Adj". Signed white enamel dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands. Substantial 18 carat cartouche shaped gold travel case, the lids with stepped edges, the arms of His Eminence Patrick Cardinal Hayes, third Cardinal of New York engraved on the base and the motto "Mane Nobis Cum Domine". The watch in a gold hinged section with gold slide, bezel and back. | ||
| Signed | Tiffany & Co | |
| Condition | Circa | 1910 |
| Case | Excellent. | ||
| Dial | Excellent. | Dimensions | 82 x 90 x 25 mm |
| Movement | Excellent. |
| An extraordinary luxury item. Most travelling clocks were made as timepieces in leather covered cases. A few were contained in silver cases or had repeating movements which were useful before bedside electric lights were common. Gold examples are very rare, probably because of the considerable amount of gold needed, especially in this instance where a heavy gauge of 18 carat has been used. His Eminence Patrick Cardinal Hayes was born in New York in 1867 and ordained as a priest in the city in 1892. In 1914 he was ordained a Bishop and was an auxiliary Bishop of New York. In 1919 he was appointed Archbishop of New York and was elevated to Cardinal in 1924. He died at the age of 70 in 1938. |
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