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New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 162

Du Bois & Fils, Swiss. Produced circa 1810.Fine, 18K gold watch with a special dial.

C. two-body, Empire type, case back engraved with a coat of arms under a coronet. D. white enamel outer chapter ring with Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions on an enamel ring separated by a gold "guilloché" ring, the enameled center with a finely painted harbor scene showing a sailboat in the foreground, ruins on the shore, and a village in the background, separated from the hour chapter by a gold "guilloché" ring. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. 48 mm., gilt full-plate with cylindrical pilars, fusée and chain, verge escapement, plain brass balance, continental double-footed cock.Movement signed.Diam. 55 mm