Fine English Bonninksen 15K gold 52 minute karrusel antique pocket watch circa 1902.
Decorated nickel 15 jewel movement with precision regulator. White enamel dial (minor hairline
at 6:00) with black markings and blued steel hands. Heavy plain polish case
The karrusel is a feature similar to the tourbillon, but with the carriage driven
by the third wheel, not the forth wheel. Like the tourbillon it was designed to
eliminate errors of timekeeping in the vertical positions. It consists of a rotating
carriage or cage carrying all the parts of the escapement,
with the balance in the center. The karrusel mechanism is stronger and
less delicate than the tourbillon. This mechanism was invented by
Bonniksen in England in 1893.
Most of Bonniksen"s production was made for other watchmakers and is is unusual to find watches
with his signature.
