Important Watches I

Important Watches I

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 2207. A yellow gold hunting cased perpetual calendar carillon minute repeating chronograph pocket watch with leap year indication and phases of the moon, Circa 1880 | 瑞士製 | 黃金獵殼三錘三問萬年曆計時懷錶，備閏年顯示及月相，約1880年製.

Property from a Gentleman

Swiss

A yellow gold hunting cased perpetual calendar carillon minute repeating chronograph pocket watch with leap year indication and phases of the moon, Circa 1880 | 瑞士製 | 黃金獵殼三錘三問萬年曆計時懷錶，備閏年顯示及月相，約1880年製

Auction Closed

April 7, 07:19 AM GMT

Estimate

200,000 - 300,000 HKD

Lot Details

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Property from a Gentleman

Swiss

A yellow gold hunting cased perpetual calendar carillon minute repeating chronograph pocket watch with leap year indication and phases of the moon, Circa 1880

瑞士製

黃金獵殼三錘三問萬年曆計時懷錶，備閏年顯示及月相，約1880年製


Dial: white enamel

Calibre: keyless winding lever movement, highly jewelled with three hammers repeating on gongs

Movement number: 7832

Case: 18k yellow gold, glazed and gold cuvettes, monogramed

Case number: 2850

Size: 56 mm diameter

Accessories: none

The watch shown here is quite clearly complicated and comes equipped with perhaps the most celebrated combination of horological complications, the perpetual calendar, chronograph and minute repeater. What is more the repeating sounds a carillon, a chime producing three notes opposed to the usual two, adding yet another layer of intricacy. The dial is clear, with subsidiary dials for date, day, month combined with leap year indication, and phases and age of the moon. The case in 18k yellow gold is also wonderfully balanced, the chronograph pusher the top of the case at 12, and the repeating slide at 6. The rear cover is engraved with the monogram 'FMD'.