Feb 25 2016
Rare German Half-quarter repeater verge fusee tortoise pair case watch
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RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY HALF-QUARTER REPEATER BY HEINRICH MUHS OF REGENSBURG, GERMANY. THE WATCH IS LARGE MEASURING 64.5MM IN DIAMETER. IT IS A PAIR CASE WATCH WITH THE OUTER PAIRCASE OF SILVER AND TORTOISE SHELL. THERE IS SOME DAMAGE/LOSS TO THE TORTOISE ON THE OUTER CASE(SEE PHOTO). THE INNER CASE IS NICE PIERCED AND ENGRAVED WITH BELL INSIDE. IT IS ALSO INSCRIBED WITH OWNERS NAME “MICHAEL WEIGERT”. THE ORIGINAL PORCELAIN DIAL IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH SMALL REPAIR BETWEEN 3 AND 4 O’CLOCK, VERY MINOR. THE HANDS ARE OLD AND APPEAR ORIGINAL. THE MOVEMENT IS BEAUTIFULLY MADE, BRIGHT GILT PLATES AND FINELY PIERCED/ENGRAVED. IT’S VERY IMPRESSIVE INDEED. THE REPEATER IS ACTIVATED BY PUSHING DOWN ON THE PLUNGER. THIS REPEATER STRIKES LOUD ON THE INSIDE BELL. IT IS AN UNUSUAL HALF-QUARTER REPEATER. THE HALF QUARTER WILL SOUND THE TIME TO A HALF QUARTER OR 7 1/2 MINUTES. IT STRIKE HOURS AND THEN QUARTER HOURS THEN IT STRIKES A SINGLE TONE IN ORDER TO SIGNAL IF MORE THAN HALF OF THE CURRENT QUARTER HAS PASSED. FOR EXAMPLE IF IT IS 5:23 THE REPEATER WILL STRIKE 5 TIMES ON SINGLE BELL THEN TING/TANG ONCE FOR THE QUARTER AND THEN STRIKE ONCE TO SIGNAL THAT MORE THAN HALF OF THE QUARTER HAS PASSED. THESE ARE RATHER RARE AND UNUSUAL REPEATERS. THE WATCH IS RUNNING BUT HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED. THE REPEATER IS STRIKING LOUD, CLEAR AND CORRECTLY. I HAVE WOUND THE WATCH AND IT KEEPS TIME WITHIN 15 MINUTES PER DAY. The item “Rare German Half-quarter repeater verge fusee tortoise pair case watch” is in sale since Sunday, February 21, 2016. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “cajunclockmaker” and is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.
- Year of Manufacture: Pre-1920
- Country Made: Germany