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Index No. A8634 Rare Quarter Repeating Virgule
An early 19th Century French quarter repeating virgule in a silvered open face case.  Keywind gilt movement with most of the going and repeating trains under a single bridge.  Suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. Plain sector cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Rare virgule escapement, brass escape wheel.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two deep rectangular steel gongs.  White enamel ring dial  with Roman numerals, part of the repeating work visible through the centre,  blue steel hands.  Plain silvered open face case with ribbed middle.  Wound and set through the signed gilt metal cuvette.
SignedChas Oudin    Eleve de Breguet Palais Royale N. 65   -  No. 361
Circa 1810
Diameter 60 mm
Very few virgule watches were made as the balance staff is very difficult to manufacture and delicate.  Used mainly by the French it ceased to be used afer the early 19th Century.
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