Charles Frodsham & Co., Ltd., in business from 1758 to 1980, made watches that were always elegant, well-proportioned and deceptively simple in appearance. The quintessentially British look of Frodsham timepieces.
As with many Frodsham's of the period, the actual movement was made by the great chronometer maker, AUDEMARS.
A MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR MOVEMENT
JUST checked it out, It actually did the 2020 leap year Feb 28th!!!!!!!!!
A late 19th Century English minute repeating lever by Frodsham with perpetual calendar fitted in an 18 ct gold
metal case. Three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished
steel regulator, diamond end-stone, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Screwed in
jeweling, escape and lever pivots with end-stones. English table roller lever escapement. Slide minute
repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with subsidiaries for seconds, day,
date, moon-phase and months for four years, Roman numerals. Fitted in a 18 ct gold metal hunter case.
The manufacture's appendices in Mercer show Appendix XI covers the watches made for Charles Frodsham by Victor Kullberg and these range from #02033 in 1862 to 07502 in 1887.
Appendix X. Serial numbers 05869-05872 were manufactured by Audemars in 1879.
Signed Chas. Frodsham 81 Strand. London
Circa 1880
Diameter 44 mm
A rare chance to purchase an English perpetual calendar.
PS Video and sound available of striking in last picture.