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Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005

LOT 70

To be Sold Without Reserve Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co., Philadelphia, No. 59897, case No. 903208. Made circa 1913. Fine and rare, small, keyless, 14K yellow gold lady's pendant watch.

C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine?, solid, monogrammed case back, gold hinged cuvette engraved: ?September 10, 1913?. D. "Guilloché" gold with Breguet numerals on a plain outer reserve, outer minute divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. 10 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 3 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial and movement signed by the retailer, case and movement also signed: ?Golda Swiss?. Diam. 27 mm. Thickness 7.5 mm.