Swiss gold skeletonized quarter repeating cylinder Circa 1820
- Kenmerk
- PA0180
- Diameter
- 58 mm
- Estimate
- € 3.500 - 7.000
- Price sold
- € 8.150
Rare skeletonized quarter repeater
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A Swiss skeletonized gold open faced quarter repeating cylinder watch, circa 1820. Unusual gilt keywind movement, the top plate pierced and engraved to reveal the going train laid out along the centre and repeat train at the edge, cover of the going barrel pierced to reveal the blue steel mainspring, polished steel sector-shaped bridge, the repeating mainspring also visible under a small pierced polished steel bridge, plain three armed steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring visible through an aperture in the dial under a polished steel sector-shaped cock, polished steel index, polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel, push pendant quarter repeating on two polished and blue steel gongs. Engraved gold mask with the white enamel ring dial at the top, black Arabic numerals and blue steel hands, in the center of the dial an engraved pierced star revealing the motion work, in the lower half of the mask an aperture to reveal the balance. Plain case with ribbed middle, glazed sprung cuvette with engraved gilt bezel.
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Diameter: 58 mm
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Signed: No Name
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Possibly made for the Chinese market.
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A Swiss skeletonized gold open faced quarter repeating cylinder watch, circa 1820. Unusual gilt keywind movement, the top plate pierced and engraved to reveal the going train laid out along the centre and repeat train at the edge, cover of the going barrel pierced to reveal the blue steel mainspring, polished steel sector-shaped bridge, the repeating mainspring also visible under a small pierced polished steel bridge, plain three armed steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring visible through an aperture in the dial under a polished steel sector-shaped cock, polished steel index, polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel, push pendant quarter repeating on two polished and blue steel gongs. Engraved gold mask with the white enamel ring dial at the top, black Arabic numerals and blue steel hands, in the center of the dial an engraved pierced star revealing the motion work, in the lower half of the mask an aperture to reveal the balance. Plain case with ribbed middle, glazed sprung cuvette with engraved gilt bezel.
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Diameter: 58 mm
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Signed: No Name
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Possibly made for the Chinese market.
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