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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000

LOT 106

Swiss, circa 1890.Fine 18K rose gold, hunting-cased, astronomical, keyless, minute repeating watch with perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and chronograph.

C. Four-body, 'demi-bassine', polished with monogram in front, gold hinged cuvette over glazed cover for viewing the movement. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph rings, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, days of the month, months of the four year leap cycle and subsidiary seconds with inner phases of the moon aperture, gold 'Louis XV' hands. M. 20???, rhodiumed, straight-line, calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, bled-steel Breguet balance spring, going train jeweled to the 3rd wheel, the entire escapement with endstones, repeating train jeweled to the hammers, chronograph fully jeweled, 'swan-neck' micrometric regulator, lever set, repeating on gongs through activating the slide in the band.Diam. 58 mm.