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The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Hong-kong, Jun 08, 2002

LOT 403

Jeorg Ermist, Augspurg, circa 1620.Fine gilt brass and silver oval hour- and quarter-striking clock watch.

C. Three-body, oval, lid and back pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage, the silver overlaid band with pierced and engraved foliate decoration, the top glazed with hinged gilt brass bezel, pivoted pendant. D. Silver champlevé with Roman numerals and outer minute ring. Blued steel "beetle and poker" hands. M. Hinged, oval gilt brass full plate with turned baluster pillars, fusee with gut line, verge escapement, plain two-arm steel balance, brass balance cock pierced and engraved with wild srawberries. Hour-striking train with fixed barrel, the count wheel sunk in the back plate, striking on a bell fitted in the back, quarter-striking train with fixed barrel, small revolving quarter-striking indication disc on the back plate, quarter-striking on a small bell fitted between front plateand dial.Signed on the back plate.Dim. 64 x 55 mm.