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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 20, 1991
LOT 47
Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1800. Unusual silver pendulum watch with a special escapement.
CHF 1,800 - 2,200
Sold: CHF 5,175
C. Double body, Directoire, polished with fixed bezel, D. White enamel eccentric, with Breguet numerals, gold diamond set mock pendulum ( enlarged hole on the dial). Blued-steel "Scott" hands. M. Frosted and gilt, full plate, with going barrel, variant of Berthoud's flat wheel cylinder escapement with a large 'scape wheel. In working order. Diam. 57 mm.
Notes
This watch ?vas previously in the collection of
The Time Museum, Rockford, Illinois, U.S.A.