| A late 19th Century Swiss split seconds lever chronograph in a gilt metal open face case. Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with suspended going barrel. Grained steel flyback centre seconds work above, the mechanism for the split seconds under the dial. Plain cock with polished steel
micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with flyback split centre seconds and continuous subsidiary seconds. Arabic numerals, the minute numerals in red, blue steel hands. Plain open face gilt metal case made by the Crescent watch Case company. The flyback centre seconds operated by depressing the crown, the split seconds by a button in the band, lever
hand set under the front bezel.
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