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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 213

Brillman & Cie, London, No. 9283. Produced circa 1870.Fine, hunting cased, 18K gold pocket chronometer.

C. four-body, "bassine", quadruple-hinged, engine turned, bezels and band deeply engraved with floral pattern, gold hinged cuvette. D. silver with applied gold Roman numerals on engine turned ring, outer minute dot ring, outermost and center with applied gold floral and foliate decoration, auxiliary sunk seconds dial. "Elegant" gold diamond paste hands. M. 43mm, frosted gilt, 3/4-plate, fusee and chain, 18 jewels, pivoted detent escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, freesprung helicalbalance spring.Movement signed.Diam. 52 mm.