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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 397

Jean Duhard A Bordeaux, circa 1700. Very fine and rare astronomical silver single-hand watch with full calendar and phases of the moon.

C. Two-body, ?oignon?, box-hinged, polished. D. Matted gilt brass plate engraved with foliage. The three applied silver subsidiary dials show: on the right, the date with blued steel pierced hand; on the left, the age of the moon in the same way, and the phases of the moon inset in blued steel disc; below, the hours. At 8 o?clock aperture for the day and its governing planet, at 4 o?clock the month and the corresponding Zodiac sign. Blued-steel ?fleur-de-lis? hands. M. 43 mm. ø , pinned to hinged dial plate, gilt brass full plate, Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass four-arm balance, blued-steel balance spring, large cock pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage, worm and wheel mainspring set-up, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate. Signed on the movement. Diam. 55 mm.