Swiss A yellow gold hunting cased perpetual calendar carillon minute...

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A yellow gold hunting cased perpetual calendar carillon minute repeating chronograph pocket watch with leap year indication and phases of the moon, Circa 1880
瑞士製
黃金獵殼三錘三問萬年曆計時懷錶，備閏年顯示及月相，約1880年製

Dial: white enamel
Calibre: keyless winding lever movement, highly jewelled with three hammers repeating on gongs
Movement number: 7832
Case: 18k yellow gold, glazed and gold cuvettes, monogramed
Case number: 2850
Size: 56 mm diameter
Accessories: none

Condition Report:
The movement is in working condition at the time of cataloguing. All functions are working properly. The dial is in overall good condition with some very minor chips at the centre, hands in good condition with minor marks. The case is in overall good condition, with minor scratches and marks throughout consistent with age. Front case engraved with initials 'FMD' and 'FOUAD'.

Catalogue Note:
The watch shown here is quite clearly complicated and comes equipped with perhaps the most celebrated combination of horological complications, the perpetual calendar, chronograph and minute repeater. What is more the repeating sounds a carillon, a chime producing three notes opposed to the usual two, adding yet another layer of intricacy. The dial is clear, with subsidiary dials for date, day, month combined with leap year indication, and phases and age of the moon. The case in 18k yellow gold is also wonderfully balanced, the chronograph pusher the top of the case at 12, and the repeating slide at 6. The rear cover is engraved with the monogram 'FMD'.