Antique Gold Quarter Hour Repeater Pocket Watch Ca1720s With Toc Hammer Strike

  
Erix Lieutaud 18K Gold Cased 1/4 Hour "Toc" Repeater Pocket Watch. Erix Lieutaud; Swiss; Man's; Serial #352; Circa 1720s. CASE: The 18K yellow gold 47 mm case features an open face and machined decorations. DIAL: This white porcelain dial displays Roman numerals and Louis XVI hands. MOVT: This key-set movement with verge escapement is gilt with a full plate layout and signed. Be sure to take notice of the case design and condition.

Remember in a "Toc" repeater, the hammers strike the inside of the case, not gongs or bells, to produce the repeater sound. CONDITION C 2 D 3-43 M 3. Quarter Repeater The quarter repeater strikes the number of hours, and then the number of quarter hours since the last hour. The mechanism uses 2 chimes of different tones.

The low tone usually signals the hours, and the high tone the quarter hours. As an example, if the time is 2:45, the quarter repeater sounds 2 low tones and after a short pause 3 high ones: "dong, dong, ding, ding, ding". Alternatively, some use a pair of tones to distinguish the quarter hours: "dong, dong, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong". Key-wind/Key-set Movements The very first pocket watches up until the third quarter of the 19th century had key-wind and key-set movements. A watch key was necessary to wind the watch and to set the time.

This was usually done by opening the case back and putting the key over the winding-arbor (which was set over the watch's winding-wheel, to wind the mainspring) or by putting the key onto the setting-arbor, which was connected with the minute-wheel and turned the hands. Some watches of this period had the setting-arbor at the front of the watch, so that removing the crystal and bezel was necessary to set the time. This watch includes a reproduction of the correct size key, it is not the original. Verge Fusee Escapement Used in antique spring-powered mechanical watches and clocks, a fusee is a cone-shaped pulley with a helical groove around it, wound with a cord or chain which is attached to the mainspring barrel. Fusees were used from the 15th century to the early 20th century to improve timekeeping by equalizing the uneven pull of the mainspring as it ran down.

The mainspring is coiled around a stationary axle (arbor), inside a cylindrical box, the barrel. The force of the spring turns the barrel. ABOUT US: Ashland presents the worlds best vintage and pre-owned watches online. We offer leading brands such as Vacheron Constantin, Rolex, Patek Phillipe, Breitling and many more.

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This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Pocket Watches". The seller is "eashland_net" and is located in Sarasota, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Department: Men
• Case Color: Yellow Gold
• Case Material: Yellow Gold
• Escapement Type: Verge
• Pocket Watch Size: 47mm
• Movement: Mechanical (Key-winding)
• Type: Pocket Watch
• Year Manufactured: Pre-1800
• Dial Color: White
• Display: Analog
• Brand: Erix Lieutaud
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
• Style: Luxury
• Dial Style: Roman Numerals
• Closure: Open Face
• Modified Item: No
• Material: Solid Gold
• Serial Number: 352
• Main Color: Gold
• Features: 1/4-Hour Repeater