Swiss gold musical and quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1840

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Kenmerk
AD0779
Diameter
59 mm
Estimate
€ 4.250 - 8.500
Price sold
€ 4.300

Unsigned musical repeating watch with open face
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A fine large Swiss gold open faced pocket watch with a quarter-hour repeater and musical mechanism, circa 1840.
Bridge movement, two hammers / two gongs, musical mechanism sur plateau with pin disc and vibrating blades, mirror-polished levers for musical mechanism, cylinder escapement, and three-armed ring balance. Enamel dial with Breguet-style radial hours, outer minutes track, and Breguet-style hands. Engine-turned 18K red gold case, at the 8 o’clock position on the outside of the housing, there is a small lever for triggering or immobilizing the musical mechanism.
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Diameter: 59 mm
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Weight: 146 g
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Signed: No name

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