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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 644

Macé, A Paris, No. 2124, circa 1785. Very fine and rare 20K varicolored gold pendant watch with original matching châtelaine.

C. Two-body, "Louis XV", back with applied multicolored deco-rationdepicting the altar of love, courting doves, a dog, and atorch, engine-turned bezels. Châtelaine: by "AP", four links dec-orateden suite, top with courting doves, second with Cupid?schariot, third the altar of love, fourth a flower basket, termi-natingto a safety hook for the watch, two chains with matchingkey and seal.D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minutedivisions, winding aperture at 2 o?clock. Blued steel "Breguet"hands.M. 26 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindricalpillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass balance withflat balance spring, continental cock pierced with six spokes.Signed on the movement, dial signed Amiel.Diam. 32 mm, length with châtelaine 178 mm