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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000

LOT 151

Montandon & Co., Genève No. 2269, made for the Spanish or the South American markets, circa 1880.Fine 18K varicoloured gold, hunting cased, diamond-set, keyless minute repeating watch.

C. Four-body, massive, ?bassine et filets? with four-coloured floral and foliage decoration, chased over a matt ground, the cover centred with a diamond-set eight-spike star against a polished ground, the back engraved with formal decoration. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border and engraved with technical details. D. Silver with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds, fully engraved and applied with a cast gold floral decoration. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. Glazed 18???, nickellated, ?à vagues? decoration, 30 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 52 mm.