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SIGNED MATHIEU A ROUEN, NO. 6619, CIRCA 1820
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Mathieu. An unusual silver openface wandering hours keywound watch
Signed Mathieu a Rouen, No. 6619, circa 1820
With full plate gilt-finished movement, engraved and pierced balance cock, plain three arm balance, gilt cuvette, the white enamel dial with arched aperture for the wandering Roman hours visible through a window in the revolving gilt disc engraved with hunting scenes, outer Arabic five minute and quarter hour divisions, painted gilt floral decoration to the lower half, in plain circular case, movement wound and hours set through the cuvette, case stamped with casemaker's initials TF, cuvette and dial signed
58 mm. diam.
Signed Mathieu a Rouen, No. 6619, circa 1820
With full plate gilt-finished movement, engraved and pierced balance cock, plain three arm balance, gilt cuvette, the white enamel dial with arched aperture for the wandering Roman hours visible through a window in the revolving gilt disc engraved with hunting scenes, outer Arabic five minute and quarter hour divisions, painted gilt floral decoration to the lower half, in plain circular case, movement wound and hours set through the cuvette, case stamped with casemaker's initials TF, cuvette and dial signed
58 mm. diam.
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