English independent seconds quarter repeater Circa 1880

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English independent seconds quarter repeating lever Circa 1880

Kenmerk: PA0339
Diameter: 48 mm

Estimate: € 4.000 - 8.000
Price sold: € 6.400

Gold quarter repeating independent seconds hunter
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A rare English independent seconds quarter repeating lever in a gold half hunter case, circa 1880. Keyless gilt bar movement with two suspended going barrels, the larger for the going train. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. The three trains fully jewelled, escape, lever and the last two of the seconds train pivots with endstones. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.
White enamel dial with independent jump centre seconds, Roman numerals, fine blue steel half hunter hands. Engine -urned 18-carat half hunter case with coin edge middle, blue enamelled gold chapter ring fixed by four gold screws. Gold winding button, the going train wound in one direction and the independent seconds train the other. Gold slide for the quarter repeat and a small one for the independent centre seconds. Signed gold cuvette with addresses in Paris and London.

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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Le Roy et Fils

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It is rare to find the combination of repeat work and independent seconds, especially with keyless winding. This watch appears to have not been used, the engine turning still very crisp.

Signed: Le Roy et Fils