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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 12, 1997

LOT 422

Bassot, 30 Palais Royal a Paris, No. 1048, circa 1840. Rare 18K gold, very slim quarter repeating miniature watch.

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

Sold: CHF 4,830

C. Four body, "forme quatre baguettes", engineturned. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Gold Breguet hands. M. 9 1/2"', gilt brass, bar calibre, the going barrel with female winding square, 12 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator. Repeating on two polished steel square gongs with pull-twist piston through the pendant. Signed on the cuvette. In very good condition. Diam. 26 mm.


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This is certainly one of the smallest and thinnest quarte r repeating watches produced at that time and among the smallest ever made until now.