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Antique 18K Yellow Gold 15-Size Nicolet Minute Repeater Pocket Watch CA1889
Estimated price for orientation: 5 300 $
Category: Antique
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Description Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Features: 12-hour Dial, Minute Repeater, Stem Set, Lever Escapement, 3/4 Plate Layout, Double Sunk Dial, Subsidiary Seconds Dial Year of Manufacture: Pre-1920 Country Made: Switzerland Brand: Nicolet Model: Minute Repeater Material: 18K Yellow Gold Serial Number: 23,870 Closure: Open Face
18K Yellow Gold 15-Size Nicolet Minute Repeater Gent’s Pocket Watch
Swiss; Nicolet; Man’s; Serial # 23,870; CA 1889
Complications: Minute Repeater
CASE: The 18K yellow gold No. 23,870 oversized 15-size (46mm) case displays machined decorations and is signed “Nicolet.”
DIAL: This white porcelain double sunk dial features Arabic numerals and spade hands.
MOVT: the 28-jewel stem-set No. 23,870 nickel movement has a lever escapement, ¾-plate layout and is signed.
CONDITIONS:
C 3 (The case is in very good condition)
D 3 (The dial is in very good condition)
M 3-7 (The movement is in very good condition, slightly oxidized)
R 9 (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare)
Experts Opinion: A clean, sharp, compact and great sounding minute repeater by Nicolet. Hard not to love this gem! AI-177-38 Jewel Count
Jewels are used as bearings to reduce metal-to-metal contacts which produce friction and wear. They improve the performance and accuracy of the watch and materially proglong its usefulness. The materials used for making watch jewels are diamonds, sapphires, rubies and garnets. The diamond is the hardest but is seldom used except for cap jewels. The sapphire is the next hardness and is the most commonly used because of its fine texture. Garnets are softer than than sapphires and rubies. Lever Escapement
An escapement is a device in mechanical watches and clocks that transfers energy to the timekeeping element (the "impulse action") and allows the number of its oscillations to be counted (the "locking action"). The impulse action transfers energy to the clock's timekeeping element (usually a pendulum or balance wheel) to replace the energy lost to friction during its cycle and keep the timekeeper oscillating. The escapement is driven by force from a coiled spring or a suspended weight, transmitted through the timepiece's gear train. Each swing of the pendulum or balance wheel releases a tooth of the escapement's escape wheel gear, allowing the clock's gear train to advance or "escape" by a fixed amount. This regular periodic advancement moves the clock's hands forward at a steady rate. At the same time the tooth gives the timekeeping element a push, before another tooth catches on the escapement's pallet, returning the escapement to its "locked" state. The sudden stopping of the escapement's tooth is what generates the characteristic "ticking" sound heard in operating mechanical clocks and watches. 3/4 Plate Layout
The 3/4 plate and the balance cock are flush and about 1/4 of a full plate is cut out to allow for the balance, thus the 3/4 plate. Repeater—a watch that chimes the hours audibly at the press of a button. This rare complication was originally used before artificial lighting to check what time it was in the dark. These complex mechanisms are now only found as novelties in extremely expensive luxury watches. A Minute Repeater A minute strikes or sounds the number of hours and minutes on demand. The mechanism uses 2 chimes or different tones.
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Description
| Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding | Features: | 12-hour Dial, Minute Repeater, Stem Set, Lever Escapement, 3/4 Plate Layout, Double Sunk Dial, Subsidiary Seconds Dial |
| Year of Manufacture: | Pre-1920 | Country Made: | Switzerland |
| Brand: | Nicolet | Model: | Minute Repeater |
| Material: | 18K Yellow Gold | Serial Number: | 23,870 |
| Closure: | Open Face |
Swiss; Nicolet; Man’s; Serial # 23,870; CA 1889
Complications: Minute Repeater
CASE: The 18K yellow gold No. 23,870 oversized 15-size (46mm) case displays machined decorations and is signed “Nicolet.”
DIAL: This white porcelain double sunk dial features Arabic numerals and spade hands.
MOVT: the 28-jewel stem-set No. 23,870 nickel movement has a lever escapement, ¾-plate layout and is signed.
CONDITIONS:
C 3 (The case is in very good condition)
D 3 (The dial is in very good condition)
M 3-7 (The movement is in very good condition, slightly oxidized)
R 9 (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare)
Experts Opinion: A clean, sharp, compact and great sounding minute repeater by Nicolet. Hard not to love this gem! AI-177-38 Jewel Count
Jewels are used as bearings to reduce metal-to-metal contacts which produce friction and wear. They improve the performance and accuracy of the watch and materially proglong its usefulness. The materials used for making watch jewels are diamonds, sapphires, rubies and garnets. The diamond is the hardest but is seldom used except for cap jewels. The sapphire is the next hardness and is the most commonly used because of its fine texture. Garnets are softer than than sapphires and rubies. Lever Escapement
An escapement is a device in mechanical watches and clocks that transfers energy to the timekeeping element (the "impulse action") and allows the number of its oscillations to be counted (the "locking action"). The impulse action transfers energy to the clock's timekeeping element (usually a pendulum or balance wheel) to replace the energy lost to friction during its cycle and keep the timekeeper oscillating. The escapement is driven by force from a coiled spring or a suspended weight, transmitted through the timepiece's gear train. Each swing of the pendulum or balance wheel releases a tooth of the escapement's escape wheel gear, allowing the clock's gear train to advance or "escape" by a fixed amount. This regular periodic advancement moves the clock's hands forward at a steady rate. At the same time the tooth gives the timekeeping element a push, before another tooth catches on the escapement's pallet, returning the escapement to its "locked" state. The sudden stopping of the escapement's tooth is what generates the characteristic "ticking" sound heard in operating mechanical clocks and watches. 3/4 Plate Layout
The 3/4 plate and the balance cock are flush and about 1/4 of a full plate is cut out to allow for the balance, thus the 3/4 plate. Repeater—a watch that chimes the hours audibly at the press of a button. This rare complication was originally used before artificial lighting to check what time it was in the dark. These complex mechanisms are now only found as novelties in extremely expensive luxury watches. A Minute Repeater A minute strikes or sounds the number of hours and minutes on demand. The mechanism uses 2 chimes or different tones.
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Phone 1-800-424-5353 Contact: Rick Gilbert Hours:9 - 5 EST, Monday - Friday Address: eAshland_net Sarasota Arts & Antique Center 640 South Washington Blvd, Suite 200 Sarasota, FL 34236 INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please