Lot 34
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A French gilt-brass 400-day torsion timepiece, circa 1920
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A French gilt-brass 400-day torsion timepiece, circa 1920

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A French gilt-brass 400-day torsion timepiece, circa 1920
The oval case with beaded decoration, white enamel Roman dial signed PENDULE 400 JOURS/GRIVOLAS/PARIS, blued steel Breguet hands, the single barrel movement Grivolas monogram to the back plate also with patent marks and numbered NO.A.8.-857-1, the torsion pendulum with avance/retard regulation to the bob -- 11¾ in. (30 cm.) high; key
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Lot Essay

Grivolas patented a method of gaining easy access to the escapement without dismantling the movement. A model of related design to the present example appears in an advertisement of 1924. See Alan and Rita Shenton, Collectable Clocks 1840-1940, Antique Collectors' Club, 1994, p.60.

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