Marcks & Co. A fine and rare 18K gold half-hunter case split-second chronograph keyless lever watch with flying 1/5ths of a second

SIGNED MARCKS & CO. LTD., BOMBAY & POONA, MOVEMENT NO. 3954, CASE NO. 4916, CIRCA 1900

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Marcks & Co. A fine and rare 18K gold half-hunter case split-second chronograph keyless lever watch with flying 1/5ths of a second
Signed Marcks & Co. Ltd., Bombay & Poona, Movement No. 3954, Case No. 4916, circa 1900
With gilt-finished jewelled two-train lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer track calibrated for 60 minutes, two subsidiary dials indicating 30 minute register and flying 1/5ths of a second, the circular case with black enamel Roman numerals to the front half-hunter case lid, plain hinged back, two chronograph buttons in the band, case and movement numbered, dial signed
55 mm. diam.

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This watch is accompanied by a period black leather fitted presentation box.

Marcks & Co. Ltd. was a company based in India that sold largely Swiss-made watches to the Subcontinent. Examples with split-second chronographs and flying 1/5ths of a second are very rare.

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