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Index No. A6822 Rare Small Gold Ruby Cylinder
An unusually small early 19th Century French ruby cylinder in a gold open face case.  Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock, blue steel regulator with bi-metallic compensation curb, polished steel parachute suspension for the top balance pivot.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Clear sapphire cylinder held in a polished steel cage, small steel escape wheel. Gold engine turned dial, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned bezels and middle, lacking the cuvette.
Anonymous French
Circa 1820
Diameter 32 mm
Timepieces with ruby cylinder escapements are rare.  This is perhaps the smallest we have seen.
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