Imhof. A fine and very rare 18K gold, openface two-train grande sonnerie striking, openface keywound clockwatch with quarter repeating jaquemart automaton on two visible bells
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Imhof. A fine and very rare 18K gold, openface two-train grande sonnerie striking, openface keywound clockwatch with quarter repeating jaquemart automaton on two visible bells.Signed Imhof à London (Swiss), circa 1810.Gilt-finished full plate movement, engraved fixed barrels for both the going and striking trains, cylinder escapement, foliate pierced cock with initials “CJ”, polished steel strikework on the backplate, striking and repeating with two hammers on two bells via the automaton jacks on the front, repeating train with further barrel, engine-turned hinged dust cover, strike/silent lever on the dial plate edge, small eccentric white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gold pierced hands, translucent dark blue enamel ground with gold pailloné border, applied varicoloured gold jacks of a shepherd and lady striking the polished bells, polished circular case, repeating through the pendant, cuvette, dial and movement signed.57 mm. diam.
