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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

LOT 158

Swiss, retailed by Chs. J. Gaupp & Co, Hong Kong, No. 2498, circa 1890.Fine 18K rose gold hunting case keyless minute repeating watch.

C. Four-body, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, Arabic outer minutes, snap-on fit. ?Fleur-de-lis? hands. M. 42.8 mm, matte-gilded brass, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, the going train jeweled to the center wheel, the entire escapement with end-stones, the repeating train jeweled to the hammers, wolf-tooth winding wheels, pin-set, the repeater with all-or-nothing feature activating by a side on the band.Signed by the retailer on the dial and the cuvette, casemaker's stamp ?DB? in an oval inside back cover, the cuvette engraved ?Demi chronometer, Répétition à minute?.Diam. 54 mm.