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New York, Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, Jun 20, 1998

LOT 124

Swiss, made for Marcks & Co. Ltd, Bombay and Poona, No. 0213, circa 1890. Fine 18K gold, moon phase astronomical keyless double face world time watch with triple calendar.

C. Three piece, massive, "bassine", polished with glazed back. D. White enamel on the front with Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the dates and the months with inner subsidiary seconds, moon phase aperture, the age on the border. White enamel on the reverse with seven small subsidiary dials giving the time for Paris, London, St. Petersburg, Calcutta, Melbourne, Vienna and Berlin. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. 19 - rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the bezel. Diam. 55 mm.