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P. Joseph Stasinon, a Tournay ca. 1720. Early 18th Century French Half-Quarter Repeating Oignon Watch.

Maker: P. Joseph Stasinon, a Tournay. Case: The silver case has elaborate floral engraving and is partially fretted. Dial: The white porcelain dial has blue Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numbers for the five minute marks, steel cut hands and an inner quarter’s chapter. Movement: The large swing-out movement has ormolu plates and Egyptian pillars, a fusee for the time train that is wound out the dial, a steel balance wheel with a verge escapement. The backplate has a silver bridge-cock, a fast/slow adjustment and is signed ‘P Joseph Stasinon, a Tournay’. It incorporates a half-quarter strike mechanism that is wound by pushing down the stem and has a single hammer that strikes the bell inside the case. Notes: Half-quarter repeating watches strike, on demand. the last hour, quarter and will add another strike if the minute hand is past the halfway point of the quarter. Size: Diameter - 60mm.

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