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The Furama Hotel Hong Kong, Victoriana Room, Jun 05, 2000

LOT 307

Breguet à Paris, Swiss, circa 1820.Fine, 18K gold, quarter repeating automaton watch.

C. Three-body, Empire, with twisted band and polished back. Hinged gilt brass cuvette. D. Small white enamel with Breguet numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Applied over the gilt brass engraved front plate and driven by the repeating work, three-coloured gold ?Martin-Martine? type automaton Jacks on each side of the dial, strike hours and quarters on two bells above. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance and flat baance spring. Gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Diam. 59 mm.