| A rare early 19th Century quarter repeating ruby cylinder with independent seconds in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement, two suspended going barrels with polished steel Geneva stopwork. The smaller of the two barrels for the independent centre seconds train. Plain cock, polished steel parachute suspension and blue steel regulator with temperature
compensation curb. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Ruby cylinder, small steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Silver engine turned dial with independent centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold Breguet hands. Faded engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle, small slide in the band to operate the seconds train. Gold push pendant quarter repeating, both trains wound through the signed gold cuvette which
also bears details of the watch.
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