DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Sebastien Chappuis, Genève, 17th century Swiss single-handed alarm watch, 56mm silver replaced 18th century outer case, 47mm silver inner case pierced for sound transmission and attractively engraved with a hunter, dogs, and animals all set against a foliate scroll background, KWKS, original silver champleve dial with quarter hour indications, dial also with central alarm disk and mounted pointer for time, settable hand at center for alarm (turn clockwise only), silver button protruding from disk to aid in turning disk for time setting, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled two footed balance bridge, elaborate click for mainspring set-up pressure, early regulator form for balance spring, superb spiral fluted pillars, foliate pierced alarm barrel, no serial, ca 1680. Sold in our galleries in 2009.
CONDITION:
Mvt: GRO, good verge function though slightly out of beat, alarm functions, setting clutch mechanism apparently frozen, unable to set time, fine plus mvt condition overall, the top of one pillar has broken off flush with plate, another pillar is missing its pin, balance bridge screws have a mismatch, alarm spring pinion is a replacement that is not blued to match other steelwork, plates with marks around the pinning sites, typical MFS and some FS elsewhere, bell seems correct; dial with some FS; fine hand; original inner case with replaced pendant, inner case with light wear, "sveglia" (alarm) lightly scratched next to the proper key hole, typical MFS elsewhere, no dents or dings; bow pivots freely on replaced pendant; outer case with loose fit, typical MFS and some FS, some dings and mild dents; domed bull's-eye glass crystal with FS and abrasions.
ESTIMATE:
$4000
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$7000
PRICE SOLD:
$3800
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