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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000

LOT 126

Touchon & Co., Swiss, No. 16906, made for Tiffany, circa 1920.Fine and rare 18K gold, keyless minute repeating watch with split-seconds chronograph and 30-minute progressive recorder.

C. Three-body, massive, ?demi-bassine?, polished with inset hinge, the back centred with a black champlevé enamelled monogram. Hinged gold cuvette.D. Frosted gold with Breguet numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph ring, sunk subsidiary seconds and minute register. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17???, rhodium plated with gold wheel train, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Minute repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Split-seconds chronograph with visible work, released by depressing the winding crown and with push piece in the band.Signed Tiffany on the dial and Touchon on the case and movement.Diam. 47 mm.