Fine, scarce, and most handsome Swiss Volta 18K gold engraved hunting case
grande sonnerie carillon clockwatch minute repeater circa 1900.
Beautifully engraved case with button in the band to activate the chime,
gold and glazed dust covers, and lever at 2:00 to select chime or silent.
The dust cover with medals won and movement details.
White enamel dial with gold hands.
Fine nickel tandem wind two train 30 jewel movement jeweled to the hammers and
the center. Light stains on one of the winding wheels. Loud clear tone.
A particularly nice example.
In the chime mode, this highly complicated watch strikes the hours and the quarters at each quarter, so 1:15 sounds different from 2:15. In addition it chimes the hours, quarters, and the minutes on demand. Rather than the typical two note quarter hour chime, this watch chimes three notes on three gongs with three hammers for a musical effect.
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#5772
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$16,750
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Excellent
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Diameter 56 mm
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Excellent
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Circa 1900
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Excellent
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