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BND BONNET
Early 19th century
Gold watch with quarter-repeating striking mechanism and "Jaquemarts" automata
Case: round on hinge, fluted caseband, the back entirely guilloché with a blank cartouche without monogram, striking by pendant release with safety catch on the edge, gilded metal bowl signed "Bnd Bonnet".
Dial: white enamel in the center, stylized Arabic numerals and railroad minute track, on either side of the dial a translucent blue enamel background with two figures dressed in antique style, each striking a bell to repeat the hours and quarters, nicknamed "Jaquemarts".
Movement: mechanical with key winding, chased and pierced cock, spiral balance, regulating disc, two-hammer striking on gong, signed on the plate "Bnd Bonnet".
Diameter: 58 mm
Gross weight 122,5 g
BND BONNET
Early 19th century
Gold quarter repeating watch with Jaquemarts automaton
The origin of the word "Jaquemarts" dates back to the 14th century. It refers to a person armed with a hammer, who strikes the hours on the gong or bell of a clock placed at the top of a building.
Among the most famous "Jaquemarts" in the history of public buildings are the two bronze Moors who strike the hours and are placed at the top of the Clock Tower in Venice. In our example, when the automatons are a woman and a man, the complication is also called "Martin Martine".
Early 19th century
Gold watch with quarter-repeating striking mechanism and "Jaquemarts" automata
Case: round on hinge, fluted caseband, the back entirely guilloché with a blank cartouche without monogram, striking by pendant release with safety catch on the edge, gilded metal bowl signed "Bnd Bonnet".
Dial: white enamel in the center, stylized Arabic numerals and railroad minute track, on either side of the dial a translucent blue enamel background with two figures dressed in antique style, each striking a bell to repeat the hours and quarters, nicknamed "Jaquemarts".
Movement: mechanical with key winding, chased and pierced cock, spiral balance, regulating disc, two-hammer striking on gong, signed on the plate "Bnd Bonnet".
Diameter: 58 mm
Gross weight 122,5 g
BND BONNET
Early 19th century
Gold quarter repeating watch with Jaquemarts automaton
The origin of the word "Jaquemarts" dates back to the 14th century. It refers to a person armed with a hammer, who strikes the hours on the gong or bell of a clock placed at the top of a building.
Among the most famous "Jaquemarts" in the history of public buildings are the two bronze Moors who strike the hours and are placed at the top of the Clock Tower in Venice. In our example, when the automatons are a woman and a man, the complication is also called "Martin Martine".