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LOT 420

Thomas Engel, No. 18, made for Zenith, No. 5537379. Produced circa 1983. Very fine and rare 18K gold, keyless, astronomical "Chronomètre" dress watch with phases of the moon.

C. Three-body, "Empire", screw-down back cover decorated with engine-turning in a spiral pattern, the borderwith Barley corn engine-turning, polished band and bezel, ball-type swiveling pendant also serving as a windingcrown.D. Silver, radial Roman chapters, outer minute dot divisions, engine-turned and whitened center, sub-sidiaryseconds with an aperture for phases of the moon. Blued steel Breguet hands.M. 40 mm, rhodium-plated,"fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensatingbalance spring with outer terminal curve, "swan-neck" micrometer regulator,Dial and case signed. Movement engraved Zenith.Diam. 50. mm.