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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995
LOT 475
John Taylor, Rochdale, No. 2115, with Chester hallmarks for 1892. Fine and unusual silver cased keyless stop watch showing quarter-seconds with a hand revolving in four seconds, Williams Patent No. 4762.
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
Sold: CHF 6,900
C. Three body, massive "pommes et filets", polished, marked "C.H." (Charles Harris), a decorative cartouche engraved on the back. Hinged silver cuvette. D. Off-white enamel with Roman numerals, sunk subsidiary seconds and outer Arabic 16 quarter-seconds ring. M. 21"', frosted and gilt three quarter plate with going barrel, 13 jewels partly in screwed settings, fast train with pointed lateral lever escapement, plain steel threearm balance, balance spring with terminal curve. Stop balance with boit in the band. Signed on the dial and back plate. hl very good condition. Diam. 59 mm.
