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US$2,000-3,000
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INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL SILVER AND SHAGREEN, SINGLE-HAND WATCH WITH CALENDAR, MOON PHASES AND TIME-ZONES, CIRCA 1680
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BENJAMIN LISLE, ROTTERDAM
INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL SILVER AND SHAGREEN, SINGLE-HAND WATCH WITH CALENDAR, MOON PHASES AND TIME-ZONES, CIRCA 1680
With gilt brass full plate, 42mm, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three arm flat brass balance, chased and pierced cock, steel set up with worm gear and blued steel foliate mounts, turned baluster pillars, silver dial, five concentric indications: in the center the revolving steel disc with engraved city names and aperture for phases of the moon, then a small gilt brass ring for Arabic 24-hour numerals, another silver dial with Roman numerals combined with the age of the moon for 29 1/2 days, a rotating gilt brass ring engraved with the indication of the month and their duration , with a steel dart pointer indicating the date of the month on the last silver ring, later outer case coreved with faux shagreen
Diameter : 50 mm without outer case, 55 mm with.
INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL SILVER AND SHAGREEN, SINGLE-HAND WATCH WITH CALENDAR, MOON PHASES AND TIME-ZONES, CIRCA 1680
With gilt brass full plate, 42mm, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three arm flat brass balance, chased and pierced cock, steel set up with worm gear and blued steel foliate mounts, turned baluster pillars, silver dial, five concentric indications: in the center the revolving steel disc with engraved city names and aperture for phases of the moon, then a small gilt brass ring for Arabic 24-hour numerals, another silver dial with Roman numerals combined with the age of the moon for 29 1/2 days, a rotating gilt brass ring engraved with the indication of the month and their duration , with a steel dart pointer indicating the date of the month on the last silver ring, later outer case coreved with faux shagreen
Diameter : 50 mm without outer case, 55 mm with.
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