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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 596

Ellicott, London, No. 5447, hallmarked 1765-66. Magnificent diamond- and ruby-set 22K gold-mounted moss agate pair-cased half-quarter repeating watch with à tact option. Accompanied by original matching châtelaine.

C. Outer: gold-mounted, diamond and ruby-set moss agatepanels within repoussé rocailles and flowers, bezel en suite.Inner: two-body, by "HT", "bassine" with deep back, piercedand engraved band, back engraved with rocailles. Chatelaine:three links en suite to the case, each mounted to gilt brass plate,gilt spoon, two hooks, one with en suite crank key, the other fora seal.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minutedivisions with five-minute Arabic markers. Blued steel "beetleand poker" hands.M. 32 mm, frosted gilt full-plate with cylin-dricalpillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, steel bal-ancewith flat balance spring, single-footed cock with diamondendstone, Stogden repeating mechanism, repeating on bell bydepressing the pendant, à tact option lever at 5 o?clock, giltbrass dust cap.Signed on the movement and dust cap.Diam. 50 mm, length with chatelaine 190 mm.