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| Index No. M7210 | Swiss Virgule Movement |
| A late 18th Century Swiss keywind gilt bar movement with decorative engraving to the bridges. Suspended going barrel with visible polished steel stopwork. Engraved sector cock with polished steel coqueret and regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Steel virgule or "comma" escapement, brass escape wheel. Domed white enamel dial with Roman numerals, fine gold hands. Wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette marked "Turn the hands - Wind up to the right" | ||
| Anonymous | Swiss | |
| Circa | 1800 | |
| Excellent, working. | |||
| Diameter | 46 mm | ||
| A good example of a movement with rare virgule escapement apparently made for the English market. |
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