Minute repeating pocket watch with Grande and Petite Sonnerie chiming
Minute repeating pocket watch with Grande and Petite Sonnerie chiming
Switzerland, Le Locle
Circa 1890
Henri Sandoz
Rose gold, blue-finished silver, steel, blue-finished steel, enamel; nickel plating, gilding, niello, mechanical work, engraving
Diameter 6.1 cm
On the dial: “Henry Sandoz / Locle”, on the lids and cuvette inner sides: “0,900”, “HHH”, “1314”, mark “lion standing left”, mark and inscriptions on the bezel: “GRANDE SONNERIE”, “PETITE SONNERIE”, “SILENCE”; on the movement: “A”, “R”
Mechanical pocket watch in round hunter blue-finished silver case, with gilded winding crown and button, with ring. Shield-shaped insert from rose gold is on the front lid. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals for hours’ designation, two blue-finished steel hands and inscription “Henry Sandoz /Locle” is visible under the glass cover. Small dial with seconds’ designation with Arabic numerals in ten divisions and a hand is below. The lever for the hands adjustment is on the rim. Two levers are on the bezel: one for choosing the chime type with the inscriptions: “GRANDE SONNERIE”, “PETITE SONNERIE”, the other one - for stopping the chime with the inscription: “SILENCE”. Silver Swiss alloys and number are on the cuvette lids inner side. Nickel-plated watch movement with bimetallic compensation balance, micrometric control, minute repeater and Grand/Petite Sonnerie chime on two gongs, lever escapement and two spring motors.
Инв.3361/ДПИ