Repeating and Musical Watches
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Quarter Repeating Three Colour Gold Swiss Verge
A late 18th 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 and Enamel Chatelaine Repeating Virgule
A late 18th 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 -
Rare Skeletonised Quarter Repeating Cylinder
An unusual late 18th Century Swiss skeletonised quarter repeating cylinder in a silver open face case. Slim keywind skeletonised gilt movement with blue steel bridges with polished steel oil sinks visible through the dial. Gold crossed out wheels for both going and repeat trains. Gilt suspended going barrel pierced and engraved on the dial side to reveal the blue steel spring. The blue steel spring for the repeating also visible under a blue steel bridge. Crossed out gold motion work. Polished steel bridge cock, polished steel regulator below the plain three arm gold balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating, visible polished steel repeating work above the plate. Two polished steel hammers visible from the front striking two steel gongs under the dial. White enamel ring dial, glazed centre in a gold bezel, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Engine turned silver open face case, wound and set through the sprung glazed cuvette with gilt metal bezel.
Circa 1795£3,950.00 Add to cart -
Gold Quarter Repeating Musical Watch
An early 19th 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 by Vulliamy
A fine early 19th Century English quarter repeating cylinder by Vulliamy in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, blue steel ratchet on the barrel bridge. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, gilt regulator below, index engraved on the plate.. Polished steel cylinder, large steel escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed Silver engine turned dial signed either side of twelve, Roman numerals, very fine blue steel hands with pierced heart shaped tips. Substantial plain 18 carat rose gold open face case with ribbed middle, gold push pendant. Wound through the plain gold cuvette which is pierced for the table of the cock, maker’s mark”FH”.
Hallmarked London 1817£4,350.00 Add to cart -
Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder With Offset Dial
An early 19th 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 Swiss Quarter Repeating Ruby Cylinder
An early 19th 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 -
French Gold Quarter Repeating Lever
An early 19th 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 -
Quarter Repeating Gold Verge with Painted Dial
An early 19th Century quarter repeating French verge with polychrome enamel dial in a decorative gold 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 blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Attractive enamel dial, the centre with a painted polychrome enamel riverside scene. Gold mask with oval piercing to reveal the Arabic numerals on the enamel dial, blue steel Breguet hands. Decorative 18 carat open face case. The back with a swirl pattern in chased and engraved repousse work around an oval cartouche engraved with a star. Rope pattern repousse middle, gold push pendant. Wound through the signed gilt cuvette, engraved edge. In a red velvet lined morocco box signed for a Hannover retailer.
Circa 1820£8,400.00 Add to cart -
Silver French Verge Alarm Watch
A 19th 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 Duplex by Barwise
An early 19th Century English duplex by Barwise in an engine turned gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, blue steel ratchet on the barrel bridge. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator, silver sector index on the plate. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, pivots with endstones. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Refinished gold dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Deep engine turned 18 carat gold drum shaped open face case with engine turned middle, gold push pendant. Wound through the plain gold cuvette, maker’s mark “LC”.
Hallmarked London 1824£3,950.00 Add to cart -
Rare Gold Quarter Repeating Duplex
A 19th 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