| A late 19th Century English centre seconds chronograph in a fine engraved open face gold case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. English table roller lever escapement Signed and numbered white
enamel dial with centre seconds, and Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial elaborately engraved 18 carat open face case with engraved bezels and middle. Vacant shield shaped cartouche on the back cover, slide in the band to stop the balance, maker's mark "CB" in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.
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