390 :: Fine and complex Swiss 18ct two-train quarter repeating hunter pocket watch with Grand Sonnerie, lever set, glazed fully jeweled lever movement with gold train, over coil hairspring and and compensated balance, enamel white dial with Roman numerals, blued steel hands and sunk subsidiary seconds, the bezel with 'strike/silent' and ' hours & quarters/quarters' levers, the cuvette inscribed 'Lawson & Son, Old Steine, Brighton', case no. 4007,149.8gm, 52mm - ** Two-train repeating clock-watches are particularly rare, by use of a second mainspring to store power the repeating train that can be activated via a switch rather than a slide mechanism. Additionally, if required, the grande-sonnerie movement will strike the hour and quarter automatically on passing
Fine and complex Swiss 18ct two-train quarter repeating hunter pocket watch with Grand Sonnerie, lever set, glazed fully jeweled lever movement with gold train, over coil hairspring and and compensated balance, enamel white dial with Roman numerals, blued steel hands and sunk subsidiary seconds, the bezel with 'strike/silent' and ' hours & quarters/quarters' levers, the cuvette inscribed 'Lawson & Son, Old Steine, Brighton', case no. 4007,149.8gm, 52mm - ** Two-train repeating clock-watches are particularly rare, by use of a second mainspring to store power the repeating train that can be activated via a switch rather than a slide mechanism. Additionally, if required, the grande-sonnerie movement will strike the hour and quarter automatically on passing
Estimate: £5000-8000
Sold For: £7500.00
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Sale Date: 21st October 2020
Sale Name: The Watch Auction