| A small early 19th Century keywind gilt Lepine calibre ruby cylinder movement by Breguet. Suspended going barrel with female winding square. Plain cock with polished steel parachute. Plain three arm blue steel balance. Blue steel spiral hairspring unusually positioned below the
balance, the steel index under the dial. Ruby cylinder, steel escape wheel. White enamel dial with offset chapter of Roman numerals, small signature below. The dial also numbered (506) and signed secretly below the numeral twelve, only visible in a slanting light.
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