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287-4179 Lorgnette watch: extremely rare gold and enamel lorgnette watch, Girard Perregaux No. 6074, ca. 1860 Approx. 95mm long, ca. 48g, 18K gold, magnificently engraved, blue engine-turned enamel, set with rose-cut diamonds, cylinder escapement, enamel dial in immaculate condition, steel hands, signed Girard Perregaux, movement intact and in original condition with original box, an absolute rarity! To the best of our knowledge, this lorgnette is the only known example by Girard Perregaux and was made in the early years following the company’s foundation in 1856. In its fantastic original condition, it is a museum-quality rarity! 8.500 € - 20.000 €

287-4209 Pocket watch: technically interesting, early deck chronometer circa 1855, Girard & Comp. Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 91g, silver, savonnette, dome inscribed "Observation Watch CHRONOMETER No. 41103" Girard & Comp. , duplex movement with unusual construction, jumping center seconds, flashing quarter-second "Diablotine", 2 time zones, key-winding, signed enamel dial, fine hands in gold and steel, movement intact, in urgent need of cleaning, technically highly interesting. Historically, this is also a significant watch, demonstrating that even before the founding of Girard Perregaux, this watchmaker was producing pocket watches of chronometer quality. The Swiss watchmaker Constantin Othenin Girard founded the firm Girard & Cie in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1852. In 1856, he married Marie Perregaux, the sister of the chronometer maker Henri Perregaux, and in the same year, together with his brother-in-law, founded the world-famous Girard-Perregaux manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds, which emerged from the firm Girard & Cie. 2.000 € - 4.000 €