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Geneva, Mar 20, 2003

LOT 369

Tho?s Russel & Son, Makers to the Queen, Liverpool, No. 96517. Produced in the 1880?s.Fine and rare, hunting-cased, early keyless, 18K yellow gold watch with independent center-seconds.

C. four-body, solid, ?bassine et filets?, polished, hinged gold cuvette. D.white enamel with sunk center, Roman numerals, outer minute ring. ?Spade? gold hands. M. 19???, frosted and gilt, three-quarter plate, double train with differential winding, 21 jewels in screwed settings, English pointed tooth lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Independent seconds train with push-piece in the band for start and stop.Dial and movement signed, movement also engraved ?Tempus fugit?.Diam. 56 mm.