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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 409

Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, made in Switzerland, No. 13206, circa 1880. Very fine and rare, solid 18K gold hunting-cased keyless double-train, independent split-seconds stop watch with diablotine.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, engine-turned, gold hinged cuvette, stop mechanism controlled by a push button at 5 o?clock, split mechanism by a push button at 12 o?clock. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost red seconds scale with five-seconds/minute Arabic figures, subsidiary sunk fifth-second jump diablotine. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), nickel, 29 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, tandem winding, patented bow setting. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 55 mm.