46,000 CHF
Tavernier à Paris, No. 1111, circa 1775. Very fine and unusual astronomical 18K gold, double-face center-seconds quarter-repeating à toc watch, with manual perpetual calendar, phases of the moon, and equation table with mnemonic year indications. Two-body, "Louis XV", glazed on both sides. 35 mm. ø, hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, steel escape wheel, plain three-arm steel balance, flat balance spring, continental cock, repeating on small gold block by depressing the pendant.Signed on the edge of the dial plate and the dial.Diam. 46 mm. Notes The indications for the month and its duration, the date, the days of the week, and the four divisions of the day all progress mechanically. The year must be changed manually. The calendar mechanism is run directly from the fusee, the main advantage of which is that the power used for driving it is almost insignificant. A special clutch mechanism is required on the fusee to make sure that the calendar is not affected by the winding, which Tavernier designed in a very ingenious manner. He also very cleverly solved the problem of resetting, with a small dial at 9 o'clock serving that purpose. Jean-Pierre Tavernier C. 1720 - after 1804 Father of Louis and Pierre-Benjamin. He was received Master on March 1, 1746, and established a shop in the rue de Bussy. He was particularly renowned for his watches, but also sold clocks, using cases by B. Lieutaud and F. Rémond. Among his
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-14
