Girard-Perregaux. A fine and rare 18K gold hunter case minute repeating keyless lever watch with Westminster Carillon chime

SIGNED GIRARD-PERREGAUX, CHAUX-DE-FONDS, NO. 335241, CIRCA 1900

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Girard-Perregaux. A fine and rare 18K gold hunter case minute repeating keyless lever watch with Westminster Carillon chime
Signed Girard-Perregaux, Chaux-de-Fonds, no. 335241, circa 1900
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, Westminster carillon repeating on four hammers onto four gongs, gold cuvette with engraved inscription Chronomètre Répétition à Minutes Carillon Sonnerie Westminster Hors Concours Liège 1905 Paris 1900 Milan 1906 Grand Prix Bruxelles 1910, the white enamel dial with Breguet numerals, gold spade hands, subsidiary seconds, in large circular case with engraved initials JLP in eccentric rectangular cartouche to the front, repeating slide in the band, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed
58 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

The carillon repeating mechanism is more complicated than the better known quarter or minute repeating function and is more commonly found in clock watches. It features three or four gongs instead of only two. The quarter hours of the present watch are stroke on four hammers onto four gongs and chime the Westminster tune.

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