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Anon. An unusual 14K gold hunter case tremolo carillon quarter repeating full calendar chronograph keyless lever watch with phases of the moon

UNSIGNED, NO. 146719, CIRCA 1900

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Anon. An unusual 14K gold hunter case tremolo carillon quarter repeating full calendar chronograph keyless lever watch with phases of the moon
Unsigned, no. 146719, circa 1900
With gilt-finished fully jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, tremolo carillon quarter repeating on three polished steel hammers onto three gongs, gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, outer five minute divisions, three windows for date, day and month, subsidiary dial combining phases of the moon and constant seconds, in plain circular case with raised initials WM to the front, repeating and chronograph function operated through two buttons in the band, unsigned
60 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 "tremolo" quarter hours of the present watch are stroke on three hammers onto three gongs.

Tremolo is a musical term, meaning amongst others a regular and repetitive variation in amplitude for the duration of a single note.

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