Breguet - Lepine - Jaquemarts Automat - Quarter Repeater - Men - um 1800
Watch the figures move when you hear the chime. With quarter repeater Jacquemart automaton. Watch in solid silver case with gold bezels. Elegant small enamel dial with Arabic numerals and a dotted minute scale in black. Classic original filigree hands - golden. Signed BREGUT. Very beautiful finely made gold-coloured figures on dark red enamel. A warrior to the left and right - double bell hooked into the horns of a ram's head above - very nice depiction with fine engraving. Application in the shape of a suspended nest with a bird below. Polished back lid set in gold. Metal dust lid. Winding on the dust lid - hand adjustments on the dial (central square) . The winding key is included. Quarter repeater movement - crown trigger. The hours and quarter-hours are struck with a double strike. At the same time, both figures move one after another and strike the large bells above 12 o'clock with a hammer. It appears as if this movement is responsible for the appealing chime. Verge escapement - one day power reserve - full plate movement with floral verge cock. The movement works. This is a collector's item. Accuracy and power reserve have not been tested. Fluted sides. Watch diameter: 55 mm - height with crown: 78 mm - weight: 121 g Pictures are part of the description. Very fine Jaquemarts watch - great design. Insured shipping with Fed. Ex.
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Watch the figures move when you hear the chime. With quarter repeater Jacquemart automaton. Watch in solid silver case with gold bezels. Elegant small enamel dial with Arabic numerals and a dotted minute scale in black. Classic original filigree hands - golden. Signed BREGUT. Very beautiful finely made gold-coloured figures on dark red enamel. A warrior to the left and right - double bell hooked into the horns of a ram's head above - very nice depiction with fine engraving. Application in the shape of a suspended nest with a bird below. Polished back lid set in gold. Metal dust lid. Winding on the dust lid - hand adjustments on the dial (central square) . The winding key is included. Quarter repeater movement - crown trigger. The hours and quarter-hours are struck with a double strike. At the same time, both figures move one after another and strike the large bells above 12 o'clock with a hammer. It appears as if this movement is responsible for the appealing chime. Verge escapement - one day power reserve - full plate movement with floral verge cock. The movement works. This is a collector's item. Accuracy and power reserve have not been tested. Fluted sides. Watch diameter: 55 mm - height with crown: 78 mm - weight: 121 g Pictures are part of the description. Very fine Jaquemarts watch - great design. Insured shipping with Fed. Ex.
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