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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 514

Unsigned, Geneva, probably Pierre Simon Gounouilhou, circa 1820.Very fine 18K gold octagonal pearl-set ring watch with visible diamond-set balance.

C. Rectangular with canted corners, the top housing the watch, screwed pearl-set bezel, polished sliding panel at the bottom to reveal the winding, setting, and regulating holes, shank with solid extended triangular ends.D. Rectangular with canted corners, translucent dark blue enamel plate decorated with gold laurel branches, in the upper part an aperture for the balance spinning against a polished steel plate, in the lower part small white unusually positioned enamel dial with Arabic numerals and outer minute dot divisions. Gold "spade" hands. M. 3 x 14 mm, brass, rectangular with canted corners, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, brass escape wheel, plain diamond-set balance with five spiral arms, flat balanc-spring.Dim. Length 33 mm, width 22 mm.