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59,800 HKD

Julien Le Roy à Paris, No. 3692, made by his son Pierre, circa 1761.Very fine 18K gold three-coloured gold, quarter dumb repeating watch. Double-body, Louis XVI, the bezel chased with foliage and rocaille decoration, the back chased with musical trophies over a matt ground within a wreath of foliage. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minutes ring. Gold Louis XV hands. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement with plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock pierced and engraved with the initials: J.L.R., with polished steelend-piece. Repeating on the case by depressing the pendant with the anchor escapement used as a regulator for the striking train.Signed on the dial and back plate, the dial plate engraved with the inscription: Inventé par Jul. Le Roy en 1740 et le rouage en 1755.Diam. 45 mm. Notes Although signed Julien Le Roy, this watch was made by his son Pierre after his death (the cock pierced and engraved J.L.R. was used by Pierre Le Roy after the death of his father). This watch is a very good example of watches produced for civil use by the eminent French maker.The inscription: Inventé par Julien Le Roy en 1740, refers to the invention called à bâte levée, and the date 1755 to therepeating train with an anchor escapement used as regulator(see Ch. Allix and G. Brusa, Antiquarian Horology, June 1972,of which an off-print copy is supplied with the watch).


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Date:
2000-06-05

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