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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 304

Swiss, circa 1880. Interesting and unusual silver keyless watch with niello scene depicting a watchmaker?s workshop, accompanied by a silver chain.

C. Four-body, "pommes", polished, back with niello scene, silver hinged cuvette.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals within gilt frames, outer minute gilt dot divisions with five-minute gilt Arabic markers. Gold "Louis XV" hands.M. 44 mm, maillechort, 16 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring.Diam. 54 mm.