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Index No. A6239 Silver Centre Seconds Pouzzait Lever
A late 18th Century Swiss pouzzait lever with centre seconds and calendar in a silver open face case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Large gilt sector shaped engraved cock with garnet endstone and polished steel regulator.  Very large, slow beating  plain five arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Pouzzait lever escapement with small brass escape wheel and polished steel lever.  Winding through the signed white enamel dial with seconds beating centre seconds.  Subsidiary dials for date calendar and time chapter with Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Plain silver open face case.
SignedBerthoud a Paris
ConditionCirca 1790
CaseExcellent.
DialExcellent. Diameter 55 mm
MovementExcellent.
A rare form of lever escapement.  The large slow moving balance has a hypnotic effect and makes these watches all the more desirable.
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