1879 Charles Frodsham 18K Perpetual Calendar, Minute Repeater, Moon Pocket Watch

Description: A Fine Gold Hunter Cased Pocket, Perpetual Calendar, Year, Month, Day of Week, Date and Minute Repeater, and Moon Phase Beautiful watch. 18K hunter case and movement covers, but with no proof marks. Made by Charles Frodsham, 81 Strand, London, about 1880's. Movement by Audemars No 05869, in 1879 Charles Frodsham & Co., Ltd., in business from 1758 to 1980, made watches that were always elegant, well-proportioned and deceptively simple in appearance. The quintessentially British look of Frodsham timepieces. As with many Frodsham's of the period, the actual movement was made by the great chronometer maker, AUDEMARS.A MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR MOVEMENTJUST checked it out, It actually did the 2020 leap year Feb 28th!!!!!!!!!A late 19th Century English minute repeating lever by Frodsham with perpetual calendar fitted in an 18 ct goldmetal case. Three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polishedsteel regulator, diamond end-stone, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Screwed injeweling, escape and lever pivots with end-stones. English table roller lever escapement. Slide minuterepeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with subsidiaries for seconds, day,date, moon-phase and months for four years, Roman numerals. Fitted in a 18 ct gold metal hunter case. The manufacture's appendices in Mercer show Appendix XI covers the watches made for Charles Frodsham by Victor Kullberg and these range from #02033 in 1862 to 07502 in 1887. Appendix X. Serial numbers 05869-05872 were manufactured by Audemars in 1879. Signed Chas. Frodsham 81 Strand. LondonCirca 1880Diameter 44 mmA rare chance to purchase an English perpetual calendar. PS Video and sound available of striking in last picture.PPS Hard to get good pictures. Ask for more.

Price: 49900 USD

Location: Lakeland, Florida

End Time: 2023-11-07T22:47:15.000Z

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