Carrington & Co. An 18K gold openface keyless lever watch with 6 minutes flying tourbillon

SIGNED CARRINGTON & CO., BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT, 130 REGENT STREET, LONDON, NO. 12'208, STAMPED WITH LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1909

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Carrington & Co. An 18K gold openface keyless lever watch with 6 minutes flying tourbillon
Signed Carrington & Co., By Royal Appointment, 130 Regent Street, London, No. 12'208, stamped with London date letter for 1909
With three quarter plate gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, screwed gold chatons, blued screws, gilt flying tourbillon carriage, bimetallic compensation balance with gold poising screws, free sprung regulator, gold cuvette, off-white enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular plain case, case stamped with casemaker's initials RN for Robert North and London date letter for 1909, dial and movement signed
53 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

The flying tourbillon is a variation of the tourbillon invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet. It has the same single driving force of a tourbillon but rather than being supported by a bridge or cock at both top and bottom, it is cantilevered, being only supported from one side, hence the designation "flying".

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