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US$4,000-6,000
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UNSIGNED, NO. 1725, CIRCA 1900
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SWISS. AN 18K GOLD AND ENAMEL HUNTER CASE MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH AUTOMATON
Unsigned, No. 1725, circa 1900
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, repeating on two gongs, glazed dust cover, gold cuvette with the black and white image of a lady, the dial with Arabic numerals on blue guilloché enamel chapter ring, gilt Louis XIV hands, subsidiary seconds, two applied polychrome enamel jacquemarts striking the bell in unison with the repeating, in plain circular case with engraved initials to the front, repeating slide in the band, unsigned, case and cuvette numbered (glass deficient)
52 mm. diam.
Unsigned, No. 1725, circa 1900
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, repeating on two gongs, glazed dust cover, gold cuvette with the black and white image of a lady, the dial with Arabic numerals on blue guilloché enamel chapter ring, gilt Louis XIV hands, subsidiary seconds, two applied polychrome enamel jacquemarts striking the bell in unison with the repeating, in plain circular case with engraved initials to the front, repeating slide in the band, unsigned, case and cuvette numbered (glass deficient)
52 mm. diam.