| A small 19th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in a pearl set gold and enamel case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Slide
quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Engine turned gold dial, white enamel cartouches of Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Gold open face case, the bezels set with large split pearls. Gold and enamel back of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground overlaid with gilt decoration. Ribbed middle, repeat slide in the band, wound and set through the plain gold cuvette.
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