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Louis Audemars gold hunter No. 15.556 with strike-work and minute repetition. Made in about 1884. Cf. Louis-Benjamin Audemars: His Life and Work; Hartmut Zantke; p. 426 Provenance: Collection Hartmut Zantke Six-body, stepped, engine-turned Louis XV 18ct red gold case with big slide at side, five piece hinges, glazed movement signed GRANDE SONNERIE Repetition a Minutes No. 15.556 Louis Audemars BRASSUS SUISSE on dome. Engraved Sonnerie-Silence in centre of dial. External slide in middle section to activate minute repetition. Diameter 64 mm. Enamel dial with Roman hour numerals and Arabic minute circle. Signed: Louis Audemars Brassus SUISSE under 12 oclock. Blued steel spade hands. Case was added later by L. B. Audemars. Gilded bridge lever escapement with two barrels and stop-works, strike-work completely jewelled with crimson rubies. Strike work mechanism under dial with honed and bevelled steel levers, compensation balance with gold screws with blued Bréguet balance-spring and counterpoise lever, double-crown winding-system for the two barrels, self-strike for hours and minute repetition with two hammers on two gongs. Functional, very good condition with minimal traces of wear Comment: Unusually large heavy gold hunter. Movement and case in top Audemars quality. Weight: 371 grams. Audemars used the same caliber in the watches illustrated at No. 49 and 111. Audemars delivered this strike work caliber to several watch companies, including Constant Piguet. Functional, very good condition with minimal traces of wear Louis-Benjamin Audemars: His Life and Work; Hartmut Zantke; p. 426 Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.