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Grand Havana Room, New York, Mar 13, 2002

LOT 120

Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, made in Switzerland, No. 13044, sold in Dec. 1881. Very fine, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless chronometer. Accompanied by original wooden box and certifi-cate.

C. four-body, ?bassine et filets?, back cover engraved with coat of arms and the motto ?Deo fidendum? (In God we Trust), front cover with engraved initials, glazed gold hinged cuvette. D. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds, ?Breguet? blued steel thin hands. M. 38mm (17'''), nickel, ?fausses côtes? decoration, bridge caliber, straight line long lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, off-center index regulator with patented micrometric scale, patented bow-set. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm.