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No. 4
Gold hunter No. 2.638 with very early Audemars crown-winding system, minute
repetition and stoppable independent jumping
centre second, ébauches at 1840, finished at 1850. (Photograph: Audemars
Piguet, Brassus) |
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No.
5 Gold Hunter watch No. 3.121 with independent jumping centre second (seconde
morte), about 1844, made for the 1850 London World Exhibition. (Photograph:
Audemars Piguet, Brassus) |
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9 Gold Hunter No 5.194 with quarter repetition, two number
rings for time zone selection, two independent jumping centre seconds
(secondes mortes independantes) with stop-work and “rattrapante”, 1/5
lightning second (foudroyante), lunar phase and age, small second hand.
Made about 1851 for Le Roy & Fils Paris. (Photograph: Auktionshaus
Ineichen, Zürich, and Audemars Piguet, Brassus) |
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14 No.
7.352 - “The Rattrapante”- gold hunter watch with two number rings for
time zones. Reaumur thermometer, simple calendar, two independent jumping
centre seconds (secondes mortes independantes) with stop-work, “rattrapante”,
1/5 lightning second (seconde foudroyante), small second, lunar phases
and age. Made for the 1855 Paris
World Exhibition. Movement made in the year 1852, later case. |
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18 Gold pocket watch No. 8.133, with
early Audemars crown-winding a setting system. Quarter repeater with
chronometer escapement. Made for Charles Oudin, (No. 18.709), in about
1863. (Photograph: Antiquorum, Geneva) |
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35 Highly complicated pocket watch
“La Millesime” No. 10.834 with minute repetition, perpetual calendar,
big and small self-strike-work, independent jumping second, chronograph-rattrapante
(fly-back hand), small jumping 1/5 second superposed on the small second
hand, two independent hour/minute circles, lunar phase and age, additional
lunar display, Reaumur thermometer.
Early Audemars crown-wheel winding and setting system. The watch
was constructed under the supervision of Charles-Henri Audemars and
made in the workshop between 1868-1873.
(Private collection, London) |
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37 Gold pocket watch No. 10.890 with minute repetition,
perpetual calendar with lunar phase and age, made in about 1869. (Photograph:
Antiquorum, Geneva) |
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53 No. 11.820 - “The Le Roy 1” - highly complicated double faced “Grande Complication”,
gold pocket watch: Movement with two movements working independently
and two dials. Eleven complications: Minute repetition, perpetual calendar,
independent jumping centre second, chronograph rattrapante for minutes
and hours, small lightning second, lunar phase and age, thermometer. Local time display with centre second on the
dial on the movement side. Audemars
crown winding and hand setting system. The watch was made between 1865
- 1872 by the brothers Julien, Hector and Adolphe Audemars based on
the construction of the “L’Universelle” and sold to Le Roy et Fils,
Paris in 1873 for 11.200,- SF. Delivered
in 1874. |
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100 Gold pocket watch with minute
repetition, simple calendar, two time zones with two hour displays,
2 independent and stoppable jumping centre second (“Secondes mortes
rattrapante”). Made in about 1880. (Photograph: Antiquorum,
Geneva) |
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No.
106 Gold hunter No. 14.1379 with two number rings
for time zone selection, date, minute repeater, jumping centre second
(secondes indèpendantes), calendar, keyless lever two train minute
repeater, lighning 1/4 seconds (seconde foudroyante). Made in about
1883. (Photograph: Audemars Piguet, Brassus) |
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No.
136 Important, very fine, extremely heavy, astronomical
gold minute repeating Gent's pocket watch with perpetual calendar, moonphase
and chronograph and central 60 minute counter, 315 gram. Made for Charles
Frodsham, 84 Strand, No. 06219,
ADFmsz, case: HMF (Harrison Miles Frodsham), London 1881. (Photograph:
Auktionen Dr. Crott, Mannheim) |