Swiss gold repeating carillon grande sonnerie lever Circa 1910

Rose gold grande sonnerie carillon minute repeater by Zenith
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A fine and very rare Swiss 14 carat rose gold hunting cased two-train trip minute repeating carillon grande sonnerie keyless lever clock watch with three hammers and three gongs, circa 1910. Rhodium-plated movement, double train with differential winding, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, index regulator, striking the hours and quarters on three gongs with three hammers, centrifugal governor between the dial and dial plate, silence/sonnerie selection lever on the bezel border, repeating activated by a trip push-piece in the band. Gold hinged cuvette engraved with the technical details and prize medals. White enamel dial with dauphine numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and original blued steel Breguet hands. Polished case. Dial, cuvette and movement signed, case signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Signed: Zenith
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This type of minute repeating grande sonnerie clock watch movement, with carillon on three gongs with three stacked hammers but without petite sonnerie, were usually commercialised by Zenith using the Cesar Racine patent.