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Geneva, Hotel Du Rhone, Apr 02, 2006

LOT 442

?Millefiori? Wegelin, Genève, No. 2356. Made circa 1920. Very fine and rare, thin,18K gold and champleve enamel keyless dress pocket watch.

C. Three-body, "bassine", the back decorated with champlevé enamel in a "millefiori" type pattern on a black ground, bezel en suite, band and bow in champlevé enamel in a geometric pattern, winding crown set with a cabochon black onyx. D. Matte gilt, champleve Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel hands. M. 37 mm, 16 1/2''', rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. To be sold without reserve