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Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994
LOT 344
M. S. Bronnikoff, Wjatka, Russia, circa 1870. Very rare and fine hunting cased watch entirely made of box-wood and bone, in original fitted box ( restored), with its original carved chain and key.
HKD 60,000 - 70,000
CHF 12,000 - 14,000
Sold: HKD 63,825
C. Double body, entirely made of box-wood (slightly restored). D. Wooden with Arabic numerals on bone cartouches and subsidiary seconds. Box-wood hands. M. Entirely made of wood with bone screws, excluding the mainspring and the balance spring only, with going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain wood three-arm balance. Signed inside the back. In very good condition. Diam. 50 mm.
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Very good example of a watch hard to be found in such a good condition, specially still retaining the original
wood fitted box, matching chain and key.