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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 31, 1998

LOT 207

J. Dent, London, No. 54712, Swiss, made for the Islamic Market, circa 1870. Fine 18K gold hunting cased pocket chronometer.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", engineturned with reeded band, the cover centred with a blank escutcheon. Hinged gold cuvette with engineturned border. D. Silver with Turkish numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds, the centre and border with gold cast floral decoration. Gold fancy paste-set hands. M. 19"' half-plate, nickel plated, "5 vagues" decoration, 13 jewels, fusee with chain and maintaining power, pivoted detent escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel helical balance spring. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 54 mm.