English trip minute repeater with full sonnerie Circa 1890

Gold hunting cased repeating clock watch by Geo. Oram & Son
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A very fine, extremely rare, large and heavy English 18 Carat gold hunting cased trip minute repeating two train keyless lever clock watch with grande and petite sonnerie striking, circa 1890. Frosted gilt ¾ plate movement attributed to Louis Audemars, two trains with differential winding beneath the dial, jewelled to the third wheel with screwed gold chatons, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature adjustment screws, double over coiled blued steel Breguet balance spring, diamond endstone, index regulator, striking on gongs and repeating activated by a trip slide on the band, Silent/Strike and Quarters/Full Strike selection levers on the edge of the bezel. Gold hinged cuvette. White enamel dial by Willis, inscribed EVF 1904, with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and original blued steel spade hands. Massive case by J.W. & Co. & Frederick Thoms (master marks), polished, spring loaded front cover, protected hand setting button, thief proof swivel bow, with London hallmarks for 1914- 1915. Movement signed.
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Diameter: 58 mm
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Signed: Geo. Oram & Son 19 Wilmington Square London
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This watch is in extremely good condition. It is also very high quality, being fitted with a Willis dial and a thief proof swivel bow. The escapement is particularly well finished and employs a double over coiled balance spring.
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Grande Sonnerie Striking. Both the hours and the quarters are struck at each quarter.
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Petite Sonnerie Striking. “Ting tang” quarters are struck at the quarter hours, but in which the hour is only struck at the hour.