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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 31, 1998

LOT 428

Swiss, circa 1820. Fine and rare 18K gold and enamel ring watch with central winding.

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 8,050

C. Double body, marquise with black enamelled hinged bezel. D. White enamel eccentric with Arabic numerals, below the balance aperture. Blued steel "spade " hands. M. Navette shaped brass inverted full plate with cylindrical pillars, the fixed barrel with revolving arbor wound from the centre square, cylinder escapement, polished steel three-arm balance balance oscillating against a polished steed ground, flat balance spring, with regulator, the index beneath the bezel. Dim. 35 x 21 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 4-21

Fair

Period
Movement: 4-6*

Fair

Slightly oxidized

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 4-13-03

Fair

Slightly damaged

HANDS Period

Notes

This watch is wound from the centre like the early Louis XIV oignons with single hand; a very unusual feature to be found on a 19th century watch.