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C. UYTERWEER, ROTTERDAM. A GOLD REPOUSSÉ VERGE POCKET WATCH NUMBERED 558, CIRCA 1720
The frosted gilt chain fusee verge movement with unusual silver bridge cock, depicting a male figure and inscribed with text: "een is mij genoeg", a glazed sector below with mock pendulum, signed and numbered, chased and pierced furniture, pierced scroll pillars, the gold champlevé dial centred by a chased scene of a figure playing music, with Roman numerals and arcaded Arabic five minute divisions, blued steel decorative hands, in plain inner case, the repoussé outer case chased and engraved with a Classical scene within a shaped cartouche, movement signed and numbered, case hall marked, 50mm. diameter
The frosted gilt chain fusee verge movement with unusual silver bridge cock, depicting a male figure and inscribed with text: "een is mij genoeg", a glazed sector below with mock pendulum, signed and numbered, chased and pierced furniture, pierced scroll pillars, the gold champlevé dial centred by a chased scene of a figure playing music, with Roman numerals and arcaded Arabic five minute divisions, blued steel decorative hands, in plain inner case, the repoussé outer case chased and engraved with a Classical scene within a shaped cartouche, movement signed and numbered, case hall marked, 50mm. diameter
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