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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004
LOT 134
Swiss, No. 9936, circa 1820. Very fine 18K gold, quarter-repeating musical watch with music playing on the hour or at will.
CHF 6,000 - 9,000
EUR 4,000 - 6,000 / USD 5,000 - 7,000
C. Three-body, by "LR", "Empire", engine-turned. Hinged gilt brass cuvette.D. Gold, champlevé radial Roman numerals on polished cartouches, outerminute divisions. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. 52 mm (23'''), gilt brasstwo-train movement with engraved standing barrel for the going train, cylin-der escapement with brass escape wheel, plain brass three-arm balance, flatbalance spring, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. Sur plateaumusical movement, 24 tuned vibrating blades acting on both sides of thepinned disc.Case punched with casemaker's mark LR.Diam. 58 mm.
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3 - 5 - 6* |
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Dial: 3 - 6 - 01 |