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Humbert: A gold open face quarter repeating and musical pocketwatch
signed Louis Humbert a Geneve, no 3602, ca. 1820-40
the frosted gilt bar movement with cylinder escapement, hanging barrel for the going train, repeating hours and quarters on two gongs by depressing the pendant, the music train activated by a slide on the band and playing on a horizontal pin cylinder, the gilt engine-turned dial with Arabic numerals on white enamel cartouches, outer white enamel minute ring, blued steel moon hands, in engine turned case with sun burst decoration to the reverse and milled band.
57mm. diam.
signed Louis Humbert a Geneve, no 3602, ca. 1820-40
the frosted gilt bar movement with cylinder escapement, hanging barrel for the going train, repeating hours and quarters on two gongs by depressing the pendant, the music train activated by a slide on the band and playing on a horizontal pin cylinder, the gilt engine-turned dial with Arabic numerals on white enamel cartouches, outer white enamel minute ring, blued steel moon hands, in engine turned case with sun burst decoration to the reverse and milled band.
57mm. diam.
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