MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH QUARTER REPEAT AND TRAVELLING CASE: 5011 Circa 1910 Switzerland

M&R119b

MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH QUARTER REPEAT AND TRAVELLING CASE
Numbered: 5011
Circa 1910
Switzerland

Movement
Silver miniature carriage clock with a brass movement, having a Swiss lever escapement and adjustable hairspring balance on a platform. The movement has a striking mechanism on demand, which is activated by pressing a button on the top of the case and which indicates the hours and quarters on a gong. On the backplate are the winding squares, the regulation (R & A) and the hand setting. It is marked: BREVET 30225 with the Swiss cross and the number 5011.

Dial
The circular, white enamelled dial of this silver miniature carriage clock has an Arabic chapter ring with a minute ring, the quarters being more pronounced. The time is indicated by a pair of blued steel hands. The whole is protected by a bevelled glass that is set in an engine-turned silver bezel.

Case
The plain rectangular silver case, which rests on four small, shaped silver bun feet, has the quality silver mark Argent 935 on the underside of the case. The case is surmounted by an elegant silver handle.

Duration: 1 week

Height 7 cm.
Width 4.3 cm.
Depth 3.5 cm.

Travelling case
The arched wooden travelling case, covered with dark red leather, is lined with silk on the inside and can be opened at the front by means of a delicate clasp.

Literature
Derek Roberts, Carriage and other Travelling Clocks, Ch. 7 (Miniatures).