| An unusual late 19th Century Swiss lever with double sided moonphase calendar in a gold full hunter case. High quality nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement. Going barrel with polished steel Geneva stop work visible under a bridge. Calendar transfer wheel above the plate. Plain cock
with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Off white enamel dial with gilt minute markings, subsidiary seconds combined with the moonphase, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, pierced gilt hands. The calendar under the back cover which is opened by depressing the crown with the bow folded down. Off white enamel dial
with gilt and silver decoration, large date chapter and subsidiaries for day and month in French. The month instantaneously changes as the date moves to 1 by a flirt released by a cam. The calendar plate and glazed gold bezel hinged to the case, the plate cut away to mesh with the movement. Engine turned 14 carat rose gold full hunter case. Both covers opened by depressing the crown, the position of the bow governing which is released.
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