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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 71

Simon Mair, Neuburg. Made circa 1720. Very fine and rare, silver pair-cased pocket watch with alarm.

C. Outer: two-body, ?bassine?, the band pierced and engraved with foliage intersected by four profile portrait busts, bezel decorated to match. Inner: two-body, ?bassine?, deep back, the band finely pierced and chased with inhabited foliage, winding apertures for the going and alarm trains. D. Silver champleve with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and outermost large Arabic five-minute numerals, central alarm setting disc, outer gilt brass dial plate edge engraved with stylized leaves. Blued steel beetle and poker hands. M. 40 mm., gilt brass full plate, divided Egyptian pillars with pierced scroll capitals, fusee with chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved gilt brass cock and backplate furniture, brass regulation disc, alarm train with engraved fixed brass barrel, sounding on a bell in the back of the case. Movement signed. Diam. 55 mm.