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Repeating and Musical Watches

This section of our online shop includes all our repeating, musical alarm and clockwatches, including automations from the 17th- 20th century, which can be seen and purchased from our shop in London.

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Gold and Enamel Repeater and Chatelaine

An 18^th Century English quarter repeating verge in gold and enamel pair cases and chatelaine with Chinese style decoration. Full plate fire gilt movement with turned baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, diamond endstone in a blue steel setting, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. Pierced and engraved 22 carat gold inner case, foliate decoration inhabited by birds and dolphins, gold push pendant. Steel pulse piece to silence the bell. Unusual pierced and engraved 22 carat gold outer case decorated with a scene in Chinese style depicting a pagoda, peacock, fox and rabbits partly overlaid with transparent dark blue enamel. Maker’s mark “DA”. Matching solid gold and enamel chatelaine, gold clip supporting three gold and enamel shield shaped cartouches. Two further gold and enamel chains join to the watch buckle and two shorter chains with broad gold and enamel rings. Hinged clasps secured by threaded collars.

Circa 1735

£29,000.00 Add to cart
Repeating Gold and Bloodstone Etui

A fine and rare mid 18^th Century gold mounted bloodstone etui set with a quarter repeating verge. Full plate fire gilt movement, pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant quarter repeating a bell. Winding through the white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Fine 22 carat gold etui, the chased and engraved repousse frame set with polished bloodstone panels. The lower half housing a pair of gold handled scissors, scraper, pencil, spoon and combination file with tweezers. The upper half contains the watch, the movement hinging from the etui. The chased and engraved repousse work pierced to allow the bell to sound clearly, gold repeating push pendant and bow.

Circa 1750

£65,000.00 Add to cart
Rare Skeletonised Repeating Pocket Watch with Glass Dial

A rare 18^th Century skeletonised quarter repeating Swiss verge with glass dial in a stone set consular case. Full plate fusee movement with three round pillars. The plate and barrel cover pierced and engraved to reveal the trains and blue steel mainspring. Engraved cock, polished steel coqueret set with a garnet, small circular blue steel regulator geared to a plate carrying the index pins. Plain three arm steel balance. Push pendant a toc quarter repeating on two blocks in the case. Winding through the rare glass dial which reveals the polished steel quarter repeating work below. Underpainted white Arabic numerals, decorative gold hands. Double sided two colour gold consular case, the bezels set with a row of white stones.

Skeletonised repeating watches of the period are very rare. The use of a glass dial to show the quarter repeating work makes this example even more desirable

Circa 1760

£6,750.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Quarter Repeating French Verge

An 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge in a gold and enamel consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on two gold blocks in the case. Wound through the fully restored signed white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, decorative pierced gold hands. Fine 18 carat gold and enamel consular case decoratively chased and engraved. Unusual polychrome enamel to the scene of a basket of fruit standing in front of agricultural implements. Maker’s mark “IPC” below a crown.

Circa 1770

£5,250.00 Add to cart
Three Colour Gold Quarter Repeating Verge

An 18^th Century quarter repeating Swiss verge in an unusual gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Wound through the white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, decorative pierced gold hands. Unusual three colour gold consular case chased and engraved in a geometric pattern radiating from the centre of the back. Discretely pierced to allow the bell to sound clearly, “a toc” button in the front bezel.

Circa 1770

£4,900.00 Add to cart
Diamond Set Gold French Quarter Repeating Cylinder

A small 18^th Century French dumb quarter repeating cylinder in a diamond set gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with garnet endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel, jewelled pivots. Push pendant quarter repeating on small blocks in the case. Wound through the signed white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, the signature repeated again engraved on the dial plate edge. Fine diamond set hands. Fine three colour gold consular case set with diamonds. On the back a scene of a couple in a formal garden framed in an oval diamond set border. The two colour gold bezel with a row of diamonds opened by a small concealed pin at the edge. Gold push pendant, diamond set gold bow. Maker’s mark “XG” below a star in a rectangle.

Circa 1774

£6,100.00 Add to cart
Decorative Gold French Repeating Pocket Watch

A small late 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge in a diamond set gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant a toc quarter repeating on blocks on the case. Winding through the fine white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced stone set hands. Gold consular case, applied two colour gold decoration over a matted ground. Set with a band of small diamonds around the bezel and in the form of a monogram on the back.

Circa 1780

£4,900.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Swiss Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in a three colour gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a cracked bell in the case. Winding through the signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Gold consular case, oval scene in a cartouche on the back of three colour gold applied gold rope bands to the back and bezel.

Circa 1780

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Chatelaine Repeating Virgule

A fine late 18^th Century quarter repeating French virgule in a pearl set gold and enamel consular case with matching macaroni chatelaine. Unusual small full plate gilt fusee movement, the top plate constructed in sections giving more height for the repeating train and barrel. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel coqueret. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, blue steel index below, index on the plate. Rare virgule escapement, large brass escape wheel. Push pendant dumb quarter repeating on two blocks in the case. Winding through the white enamel dial with radially set Arabic numerals, gold beetle and poker hands. Fine gold consular case, the bezel and back both set with a single row of large split pearls. Gilt decoration of an urn on the back on translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. Matching macaroni gold and enamel chatelaine made up of four different shaped cartouches. All enamelled on both sides in various patterns, one bearing a small polychrome enamel scene. Red velvet covered presentation box signed for an Italian retailer.

Circa 1780

£13,500.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Repeating French Cylinder Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder in a diamond set gold and enamel consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Round pillars. Push pendant a toc quarter repeating on two blocks set in the case. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel. Winding through the white enamel dial, black Arabic numerals and red numerals at the quarters, gold beetle and poker hands. Three colour gold consular case with fully restored circular polychrome enamel portrait of a young lady on the back. Surrounding the portrait a band of applied gold work set with diamonds and green enamel. Sprung front bezel opened by pressing a pin recessed in the edge, rare concealed hinge. Gold push pendant and bow.

Circa 1780

£5,750.00 Add to cart
Gem Set Gold French Quarter Repeating Verge

A small late 18^th Century quarter repeating French verge in a gem set three colour gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Wound through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, decorative stone set hands. Three colour gold consular case an oval garden scene on the back depicting a dog barking at a bird. Front bezel with applied gold decoration and set with a single row of white stones. Discretely pierced to allow the bell to sound clearly, “a toc” button in the front bezel and a slide beneath for dumb repeat.

Circa 1780

£4,900.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Chatelaine Repeating Virgule

A late 18^th Century quarter repeating Swiss virgule in a diamond and pearl set gold and enamel consular case with matching chatelaine. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with garnet endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Rare virgule escapement, large brass escape wheel. Push pendant dumb quarter repeating on two blocks in the case. Winding through the unusual white enamel dial with Roman numerals at the quarters, Arabic numerals between them. Decorative pierced gold hands. Fine gold consular case, translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. The bezel and back both set with a single row of large split pearls. Applied white metal decoration on the back set with diamonds. Gold push pendant and bow. Fine matching chatelaine, the gilt clip faced with gold and champleve enamel, an oval in the centre between two split pearls One side supports the watch on two short chains, alternating square links decorated on both sides in gold and translucent dark blue enamel bordered in white. These terminate in a spring clip with threaded safety collar. The centre with a gold and enamel bell with tassels of graduated pearls supported by a row of pearls. The other side of the clip matching chain with two gold and enamel pearl set rectangular cartouches each set with a central split pearl. The lower cartouche bordered by a row of split pearls supports the accessories three further matching chains. The central chain with a matching gold and enamel oval key. The outer chains with slightly small versions of the tassel at the centre of the clip. Fitted in an unusually shaped red morocco covered case.

Circa 1790

£22,000.00 Add to cart