| A late 19th Century Swiss lever with double sided calendar in a gold full hunter case. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring, straight line club foot lever escapement.
White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds and Roman numerals, pierced gilt 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 can been seen by opening the sprung back cover. The days of the week and date shown by a single gilt 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 14 carat full hunter case. Depressing the winding crown will release either the front or back cover depending upon the position of the bow.
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