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| Index No. A4930 | Rare Gold Set Agate Verge |
| A late 18th Century Swiss verge in a rare carved agate gold set consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Rare gold consular case, the back formed from a single piece of dark green agate finely carved with a representation of a monkey riding on the back of a dolphin. | ||
| Signed | Abm Amabric | |
| Condition | Circa | 1780 |
| Case | Excellent. | ||
| Dial | Excellent. | Diameter | 47 mm |
| Movement | Excellent. | Depth | 11.5 mm |
| Due to their delicate nature hard stone was very rarely used as a material for watch cases. It is even more unusual to find a single piece used as the main part of the case and for it to be carved and decorated in relief rather than just polished. It is remarkable this has survived in such fine condition. Abraham Amarbric, Geneve, 1760-88. |
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