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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 344

Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1920. Very fine 18K gold and enamel half hunting case, moon phase astronomical keyless, minute repeating, watch with perpetual calendar and chronograph.

C. Four body, massive, "Empir e " , with reeded band, back and cover engine-turned in a sunburst pattern with alternated blue enamel rays, the cover with blue enamel Arabic chapter ring on the border of the dial aperture. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Gold engineturned with Arabic numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph rings, subsidiary dials for the clays of the week, the months of the leap-year cycle, the date and the seconds with inner moon phase aperture. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 18"', nickel plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with swan neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs with fly regulator, the slide in the band. Diam. 58 mm. c 1-18 D 1-36 M 2 C Estimate: SFr. 18'000 - 22'000