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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 544

The LionLongines, Swiss, No. 28668, case No. 31980, circa 1910.Fine 18K gold keyless, hunting-cased, minute-repeating watch with chronograph.

C. Four-body, "bassine", front cover with a lion in relief among tropical vegetation, sunset in the background, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, outermost seconds divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. M. 20 ''', nickeled, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, lever-set, repeating on gongs through activating slide inthe band.Signed on the dial and the case.Diam. 57 mm.