French Gold Quarter Repeater Watch, 1820
Aiguiller. A gold open-faced quarter repeating watch case 11859 French circa 1820, gilt movement, cylinder escapement, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer minute track, fancy gilt hands, gilt cuvette, chased and engraved bands, pendant and bow, case engraved with a townscape, cuvette signed, case numbered, diameter 1.81 in. Accompanied by a key.
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- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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- watch holders 71
- watches - pendant 106
