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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000

LOT 43

Girard-Perregaux, Chaux-de-Fonds, circa 1880.Fine and rare fusee and chain silver freesprung chronometer with special escapement.

C. Four-body, 'bassine et filets', engine-turned back centered by a blank cartouche within engraved floral decoration, silver hinged cuvette, reeded band. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minutes, subsidiary sunk seconds, snap-on fit, gold 'needle' hands decorated by small stones. M. 19???, nickel, atypical 'fausses côtes' decoration, pivoted detent chronometer escapement, bimetallic compensation balance with two gold oval weights, two gold mean nuts and gold temperature screws, fresprung spherical balance spring with overbanking pin, top jewels in gold châtons, entire escapement with endstones, diamond on the balance, fusee and chain.Signed on dial, case, and movement.Diam. 55 mm.