| An early 19th Century Swiss pearl set gold and enamel watch made for the Chinese market. Fitted with a keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel parachute suspension and blue steel regulator with temperature compensation curb. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder,
steel escape wheel. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Fine Pearl set case, the back covered with dark blue translucent enamel over an engine turned ground decorated with gilt and green in a geometric patten. Rectangular gold pendant, the movement under a fixed glazed cover pierced for winding, hand set and regulation.
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