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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000

LOT 30

Swiss, circa 1900.Fine 18K gold hunting-cased astronomical watch with quarter hour repeating, digital calendar, phases of the moon and chronograph.

C. Four-body, 'bassine', polished, gold, hinged cuvette decorated with various medals. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer chronograph scale, two apertures for digital days of the week, the other for months, subsidiary dial for days of the month and another for seconds concentric with an aperture for phases of the moon. M. 21???, half-plate, gilded, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, white Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating the slide in the band,patented 'silent' repeating regulator, chronograph activated by a button in the band.Dim. 55 mm.