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Repeating and Musical Watches

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Gold Quarter Repeating Swiss Calendar

A late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever with chronograph and moonphase calendar in a gold full hunter case. Damascened nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Polished steel flyback chronograph work above the plates. Push quarter repeating on two steel gongs, visible regulator to the repeating train. White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph. Subsidiaries for date and seconds combined with the moonphase below. Rectangular apertures for day and month in Russian either side of the centre, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hands, gilt hands. Very substantial engine turned 14 carat gold full hunter case, small monogram in the centre of the front cover. Large push button for the minute repeat and a smaller one for the chronograph in the band.

Circa 1880

£6,000.00 Add to cart
Repeating Hunter with Concealed Erotic Scene

A late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever in a gold full hunter with concealed automated erotic scene. Damascened nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, decorative gilt hands. Plain 18 carat rose gold full hunter case, gold repeating slide in the band, maker’s mark "PF" in an oval. A sprung second lid to the gold cuvette conceals an erotic scene of parcel gilt figures on a background engraved with table and interior of a room. The figures engaged in an amorous encounter spring to life when the repeat mechanism is activated.

Circa 1890

£9,750.00 Add to cart
Silver Quarter Repeating Travelling Clock

A late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating silver travelling clock. Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Lever quarter repeating on two steel gongs. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 800 standard silver travelling case, engraved monogram on the front cover, the watch in a hinged section opening to form a clock. Gilt screw bezel, winding button and long lever for the quarter repeat.

Circa 1900

~~£1,250.00~~ £950.00 Add to cart
Unusual Striking Automaton Desk Clock

An unusual 20^th Century Swiss eight day striking desk clock with automated figures. Nickelled circular keywind movement with two large going barrels. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Hour and half hour striking on a steel gong. White enamel ring dial with Arabic numerals on a silver engine turned plate, elaborate blue steel hands. In the centre chased and engraved automaton figures either side and below a cupid all appear to strike bells as the clock chimes. Substantial large square silvered case with a cast hinged easel stand. Circular housing with small glazed aperture to reveal the balance.

Circa 1920

~~£3,200.00~~ £2,500.00 Add to cart
Enamelled Singing Bird Box and Watch

A 20^th Century Swiss enamelled singing bird box with silvered mounts and fitted oval watch. Small lever watch movement mounted in the front of the box. Wound and set by a crown under the box, silvered oval dial with gilt centre, blue steel hands. Singing bird mechanism with going barrel wound by key below the box. Small bellows mechanism providing air to a variable whistle operated by a system of cams and levers. The rod at the side of the box is pulled to start the bird singing. The oval lid rises and a bird appears, turning from side to side, flapping its wings and moving its beak. When the song is finished the bird falls backwards and the lid closes. Rectangular box standing on four small ball feet. The faces of translucent red enamel over an engine turned ground framed by engraved silvered mounts. The repousse scene on the oval door is of a couple embracing on a bench surrounded by birds.

Circa 1920

£8,250.00 Add to cart