| An unusual pair of nickel cased timers
in a fitted case. The flyback 30 minute fast beating timer with nickelled
three quarter plate keyless going barrel movement. Plain cock with polished
steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring beating 20ths
of a second. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with centre
seconds rotating once every 15 seconds. The dial marked "Coincidence
en 15 Secondes resultat par 24 Heures" and "Avance - Retard",
Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. The second with only continuous seconds with
nickelled three quarter plate keyless going barrel movement signed
"Movado". Plain cock with polished steel regulator,
compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever
escapement, the lever unusually with a spiral hairspring which appears to
linked to an electrical contact. Signed white enamel dial marked by hand
"15"", subsidiary 60 seconds only, blue steel hand. Both
in plain open face nickel cases, the bow mountings of one blocked with
endstones, the electrical contact at the edge of the case. In a fitted
morocco covered case lined with red velvet. The lid marked "Appareil
a Observer Les Montres - COINCIDENCE - Jean L'Eplattenier, Constructeur La
Chaux de Fonds". |
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