Description

A mid 19^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder in a gold open face case.  Keyless damascened nickelled bar movement, wolfs teeth winding work, going barrel. Gold train wheels.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle.  Gold slide for the repeat, signed and numbered gold cuvette, dedication engraved on the inside of the back cover, maker's mark “DG” in an oval.