Paul Buhre. A fine 18K gold hunter case Westminster carillon minute repeating keyless lever watch

SIGNED PAUL BUHRE, NO. 3843, RETAILED BY HEYWORTH WATCH CO., STAMPED WITH LONDON IMPORT LETTER FOR 1925

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Paul Buhre. A fine 18K gold hunter case Westminster carillon minute repeating keyless lever watch
Signed Paul Buhre, no. 3843, retailed by Heyworth Watch Co., stamped with London import letter for 1925
With gilt-finished lever movement, 35 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, Westminster carillon minute repeating on four polished steel hammers onto four gongs, gold cuvette, the gilt matte dial with Breguet numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, subsidiary seconds, in plain circular case with repeating slide in the band, case stamped with casemaker's initials HBB and W.H.S, London import letter for 1925 and engraved Heyworth Watch Co., dial signed Paul Buhré, movement also engraved Heyworth Watch Co.
55 mm. diam.

拍品專文

The Buhré dynasty of watch makers, starting with Paul-Léopold Buhré around 1815, was specialized in the manufacture of high quality watches for the Russian market.

The present watch is fitted with a Westminster carillon repeating mechanism, more complicated than the "normal" quarter or minute repeating function and more commonly found in clock watches. The quarter hours of the present watch are stroke on four hammers onto four gongs and chime the Westminster tune.