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SIGNED FONTANA FRES., GALERIE DE VALOIS 122 123 124, PALAIS-ROYAL, PARIS, NO. 9499, CIRCA 1900
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Fontana. A rare and unusual 18K gold openface quarter repeating chronograph keyless lever watch with 15 minutes register
Signed Fontana Fres., Galerie de Valois 122 123 124, Palais-Royal, Paris, No. 9499, circa 1900
With gilt-finished highly jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, quarter repeating on two polished steel hammers, gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minute divisions, gold spade hands, fan-shaped aperture for retrograde 15 minutes register, constant seconds, in plain circular case with engraved initials to the back, chronograph button in the crown, repeating slide in the band, cuvette signed
51 mm. diam.
Signed Fontana Fres., Galerie de Valois 122 123 124, Palais-Royal, Paris, No. 9499, circa 1900
With gilt-finished highly jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, quarter repeating on two polished steel hammers, gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minute divisions, gold spade hands, fan-shaped aperture for retrograde 15 minutes register, constant seconds, in plain circular case with engraved initials to the back, chronograph button in the crown, repeating slide in the band, cuvette signed
51 mm. diam.