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Index No. A5217 Double Sided Gunmetal Calendar
A late 19th Century German lever with double sided calendar in a gunmetal case. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring, club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds and Roman numerals, blue steel hands. The phase of the moon is indicated through an aperture in the centre of the dial on a blue steel and gold disc. The other calendar indications are on the other side of the watch. The days of the week and date shown by a single blue steel hand and the month in a rectangular aperture. The number of the days in each month are also given and the outer silvered ring indicating the day can be rotated by a thumb wheel to align the correct day with the date. The date is changed automatically by a pawl on the movement. Plain double sided gunmetal case with gilt bezels, hinge, winding button and bow.
SignedJ Verhagen & Co - Koeln - Calendrier Brevete German Manufactury
ConditionCirca 1890
CaseExcellent.
DialExcellent. Diameter 55 mm
MovementExcellent.
See Pocket Watches by Reinhard Meis, page 266 for a similar watch.
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