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SIGNED DENT, WATCHMAKER TO THE QUEEN, 61 STRAND & 31 ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON, NO. 35554, CIRCA 1853 AND MONTANDON FRRES, LOCLE, CIRCA 1880
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Dent & Montandon. A lot of one 18K gold openface and one 18K gold hunter case keyless lever watches
Signed Dent, Watchmaker to the Queen, 61 Strand & 31 Royal Exchange, London, No. 35554, circa 1853 and Montandon Frres, Locle, circa 1880
The first with three quarter plate gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, subsidiary seconds, in engine-turned case with snap on back, the second, made for the South American market, with nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, gold cuvette, the silvered engine-turned dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, centred and surrounded by applied gold floral and foliage decoration in high relief, in finely chased and engraved floral and foliage decorated case with engraved initials to the front, the first case, dial and movement signed, the second cuvette and movement signed
48 mm. & 51 mm. diams. (2)
Signed Dent, Watchmaker to the Queen, 61 Strand & 31 Royal Exchange, London, No. 35554, circa 1853 and Montandon Frres, Locle, circa 1880
The first with three quarter plate gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, subsidiary seconds, in engine-turned case with snap on back, the second, made for the South American market, with nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, gold cuvette, the silvered engine-turned dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, centred and surrounded by applied gold floral and foliage decoration in high relief, in finely chased and engraved floral and foliage decorated case with engraved initials to the front, the first case, dial and movement signed, the second cuvette and movement signed
48 mm. & 51 mm. diams. (2)