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Repeating and Musical Watches

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Unusual Decorative Gold Quarter Repeater

A late 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge in an unusual glazed consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Push pendant dumb quarter repeating on two blocks in the case. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Unusual consular case with glazed hinged back protecting the two colour gold decoration on the back depicting a scene in an oval.

The use of a glazed cover over the decoration is a very unusual feature.

Circa 1790

£4,500.00 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
Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder by Recordon

An early 19^th Century English dumb quarter repeating cylinder by Recordon in an engine turned gold open face case. Unusual gilt movement, engraved suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. All of the repeating train and two wheels of the going train under a single small engraved bridge. Engraved sector shaped cock, blue steel regulator, plain three arm flat polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant dumb quarter repeating striking on the case, unusually large steel hammer for the hours. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Fine 18 carat gold engine turned open face case, engine turned bezels and back with a large vacant oval cartouche. Wound and set through the sprung gilt cuvette which is also engraved with instructions for winding. Small later shutter to the hand set aperture, maker’s mark "HD"

Hallmarked London 1801

£4,300.00 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
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 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
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
Rare Gold Quarter Repeating Duplex

A 19^th Century English quarter repeating duplex influenced by Breguet in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs operated by a pull and twist plunger in the band. Engine turned gold dial with subsidiary seconds, faded Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, pull and twist repeat plunger in the band at three o’clock, with ribbed middle. Signed and numbered clip on gold cuvette locked by a screw (now lacking), maker’s mark “CAP” in an oval.

Hallmarked London 1829

£4,750.00 Add to cart
Decorative Double Cased Quarter Repeater

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in an unusual double gold and enamel case. Slim keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. plain three arm gilt 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 Roman numerals, gilt hands. The inner 18 carat open face case with engine turned and engraved back. Scolloped bezels, wound and set through the signed gold cuvette. The gold outer case shaped to match the inner case, hinged back and front bezel decorated with blue and white enamel.

Circa 1830

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Quarter Repeating Gold Full Hunter

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in a gold full hunter case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre 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 polished steel gongs. Engine turned gold dial, black enamel Roman numerals and minute markings, blue steel hands. Slim engine turned 18 carat rose gold full hunter case, engine turned middle. Gold push pendant and two small rectangular buttons to open the covers. Wound and set through the signed cuvette which also details features of the movement.

Circa 1830

£4,300.00 Add to cart