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Repeating and Musical Watches

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Gold and Enamel Quarter Repeater

A late 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 gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the back of the case. Winding through the restored white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gilt hands. Gold consular case, the front bezel set with a row of stones. Both bezels with applied gold rope decoration. Unusual restored enamel on the back, rings of red and blue enamel around the en grisaille scene of a couple and cherub in a garden under a dark blue night sky and gilt stars.

Circa 1790

£5,500.00 Add to cart
Quarter Repeating Three Colour Gold Swiss Verge

A late 18^th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in a decorative 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. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. Gold consular case with applied three colour gold decoration, oval scene on the back depicting a cherub and dog. Gold push pendent, discreet piercing to allow the bell to sound clearly.

Circa 1790

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Slim Gold Swiss Quarter Repeating Cylinder

A large slim early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in a gold engine turned case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre bar movement with suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. Plain sector shaped cock with polished steel regulator, polished steel endstone. Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, gold push pendant, maker’s mark “PG”. Wound and set through the signed sprung gilt metal cuvette

Circa 1810

£3,900.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Musical Watch

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating musical watch with gold dial in a gold open face case. Gilt movement with two resting barrels, the larger barrel, being half the diameter of the movement, providing the power for the musical train. Polished steel Geneva stopwork. Pierced sector shaped cock, polished steel coqueret, polished steel regulator. Plain gilt balance with spiral spring, polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Polished steel work on back plate to control the disc type musical train and a steel Strike – Silent lever. Pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs, the repeating work situated under the dial. Lateral slide in the band to actuate the musical mechanism. The music also playing automatically on the hour. Signed gold engine turned dial, Roman numerals, gilt Breguet hands. Fine engine turned gold open face case, ribbed middle. Gilt cuvette with apertures for winding.

Circa 1810

£7,500.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder

An early 19^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder with gold dial in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Visible repeating blue steel mainspring. Fine gold dial, engine turned centre, raised Roman numerals on a matted ground, blue steel Breguet hands. Slim engine turned 18 carat red gold open face case with engine turned bezels and middle. Pull and twist repeat plunger in the pendant. Wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette, maker’s mark “M.B” in a diamond.

Circa 1810

£4,650.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Duplex

A fine early 19^th Century English quarter repeating duplex in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator, chronometer type compensation balance with two wedge shaped weights, blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Matted gold dial with subsidiary seconds, applied gold Roman numerals, gold hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Wound through the gold cuvette, maker’s mark “LC”. Pull and twist repeating push engraved with the initials “SS”.

Hallmarked London 1815

£4,750.00 Add to cart
Silver French Verge Alarm Watch

A 19^th Century French verge alarm in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, plain cock with garnet endstone, polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Alarm train with small resting barrel, single polished steel hammer striking a bell. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands, gilt alarm hand. Engine turned silver gilt open face case with ribbed middle, flat crown to allow the alarm to be set. Opening the back cover reveals the engraved and pierced inner dome to allow the bell to be heard clearly.

Circa 1820

£1,200.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder With Offset Dial

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating cylinder with gold offset dial by LeRoy in a decorative gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with blue steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Signed gold engine turned dial with offset chapter of Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Gold 18 carat open face case, the back and bezel profusely decorated with champleve engraving. Engine turned middle, wound through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1820

£4,300.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Verge

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating verge with decorative dial in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Semi-circular engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret visible through a shaped aperture in the gilt cuvette. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring above a richly engraved circular plate. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Unusual engraved gold dial partly enamelled to emphasise the central scene of a shepherd addressing a King. Black enamel Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Faded engine turned gold open face case with ribbed middle, gold push pendant, sprung gilt cuvette.

Circa 1820

£4,650.00 Add to cart
French Gold Quarter Repeating Lever

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating French lever in a gold engine turned open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock, garnet endstone in polished steel setting, polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Early ratchet tooth escapement with right angle lever. Push pendant quarter repeating on two square section polished steel gongs. Fine white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial slim engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle. Wound and set through the signed gilt metal cuvette.

Circa 1820

£2,900.00 Add to cart
Gold Swiss Quarter Repeating Ruby Cylinder

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating ruby cylinder in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel, polished steel stopwork. Plain cock, polished steel regulator with temperature compensation curb. Garnet endstone set in a polished steel coqueret. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Ruby cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with sunk subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle. Sprung back opened by pressing a button in the band. Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1820

£3,900.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Lever Pocket Watch

An early 19^th Century French quarter repeating lever in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with blue steel regulator with gold pointer visible through an aperture in the cuvette. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, temperature compensation curb. Unusual form of double roller lever escapement. Pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Engine turned silver dial, secret signature either side of the numeral twelve, offset subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt Breguet hands. Engine turned gold open face case with engine turned middle and bezels. Gold repeating push in the band at two o'clock which is pulled out and twisted a quarter of a turn before use. Signed and numbered gold cuvette secured by a single screw (lacking), apertures for winding, set and regulator index.

We believe this number does not correspond to the details of the watch held in the archives. It does however bear unique features of watches produced by the firm. See The Art of Breguet by George Daniels, page 312 for an illustration of the escapement and page 253 for a watch of similar design

Circa 1828

£9,950.00 Add to cart