111st Auction

2024/11/16

Lot 315

P. F. Calame

A fine and large Swiss quarter repeating pocket watch with musical movement

Sold

estimated
2.2005.000 €
Price realized
5.300 €
specific features
Case
18 K rose gold, engine-turned and engraved with musical instruments, fluted caseband, case maker's punch mark "AIB".
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
Full plate movement, keywind, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, pinned-disc musical mechanism (sur plateau) with vibrating blades, mirror-polished levers for musical movement, cylinder escapement, three-arm ring balance.
Case no.3356 22941
Diam.62 mm
Circa1840
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.169 g


The musical movement is activated or deactivated through a small slide on the case band at 5 o’clock.