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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995
LOT 398
Very elegant 18ct white gold ,sapphire-set " guillotine" keyless dress watch "à volets".
CHF 22,000 - 26,000
C. Three piece, massive, "Empire", satine finished and satine, with sapphire-set band and bow, the cover with a small dial aperture disclosed by shutters flipping open or closed by depressing a button on the winding crown. D. Matt silver with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet bands.M. 17"', nickel plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18, jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, eight adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial, case and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 44 mm.
Notes
"Guillotine" is the terni used in the manufacturing
records to describe this type of watch.