SWISS. A GOLD, ENAMEL AND PEARL-SET QUARTER REPEATING WATCH
UNSIGNED, MOVEMENT CIRCA 1820, CASE 20TH CENTURY
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SWISS. A GOLD, ENAMEL AND PEARL-SET QUARTER REPEATING WATCH
Unsigned, Movement circa 1820, Case 20th century
With gilt-finished cylinder movement, pierced and engraved cock, quarter repeating on two steel gongs, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, later gold case set with a 19th century enamel plaque finely painted and depicting a mother and child enjoying the countryside, translucent blue enamel border, seed pearl-set rim, white enamel and seed pearl-set bezel, quarter repeating mechanism activated by pressing the pendant, unsigned
58 mm. diam.