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Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994
LOT 343
Walter Yonge, London, No. 5440, with the London Hallmarks for 1844. Fine 18 ct. gold, quarter striking, hour repeating watch.
HKD 20,000 - 25,000
CHF 4,000 - 5,000
C. Three body with integral cuvette, engine-turned (rubbed). GiIt brass dust cap. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, duplex escapement, plain brass three arm balance, flat balance spring English engraved cock with diamond end-stone. Striking and repeating on gongs, the striking train with going barrel, released by a button on the pendant. Signed on the back plate. In good condition. Diam. 55 mm.
