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Sold 292-4027 Pocket watch: fine 18K anchor escapement watch with independent stop seconds, ‘Seconde Morte’, ca. 1850 Ca. Ø49mm, ca. 83g, 18K gold, coin rim, serial number 2197, early lever movement with 20 jewels and a distinctive anchor, 2 barrels for the movement and the jumping seconds, key-winding, enamel dial, filigree Breguet hands, movement intact, signs of wear on the bow. Hammerprice: 2.120 €
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Sold 292-4041 Pocket watch: very rare pocket watch with calculator scales, Meyrat & Perdrizet patent, circa 1890 Ca. Ø61mm, original nickel case, signed Meyrat & Perdrizet, glazed movement, cylinder escapement, enamel dial, 2 rotating calculator scales, movement intact and well preserved, mainspring still works but urgently needs servicing, very rare. The watch is identical to all other watches of this type manufactured by Alse Beaudroit Fabricant, Seloncourt (Doubs), under the patent registered by Meyrat & Perdrizet for their watches with calculators. See the Antiquorum auctions: New York, 20 June 1988, lot 25, and Geneva, 17 October 1993, lot 34. There are two versions, with and without center seconds. Meyrat & Perdrizet was a French partnership of inventors who became renowned for their groundbreaking development of the first pocket watch with an integrated calculating disc (the equivalent of a slide rule). This invention is regarded as the direct historical precursor to modern slide-rule watches (such as the famous Breitling Navitimer). It enabled engineers, scientists and merchants to perform mathematical calculations directly on their watch – long before the age of electronic calculators. Hammerprice: 2.100 €
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Sold 292-4046 Pocket watch: pink gold Omega hunting case pocket watch, circa 1900, first-class precision movement Approx. Ø51.5mm, approx. 93g, solid 14K pink gold case, engine-turned, first-class precision movement with screw-mounted gold chatons and fine adjustment, stepped enamel dial, red gold hands, shallow dents on the edge of the case, otherwise well-preserved and in working order. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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Sold 292-4068 Pocket watch: extremely rare double-wheel Debaufre escapement, Patry, Geneva, circa 1820 Approx. Ø48mm, ca. 84g, original silver case, case and movement share the same number 6726, one of the rarest escapements, pallet marked ‘Patent Jewelled Vertical’, large balance wheel, mainplate and dial signed M. Patry, enamel dial, gold hands, small seconds, in working order. The Debaufre escapement is a rare, historical watch escapement with deadbeat friction, invented in London in 1704 by the French watchmaker Pierre (Peter) Debaufre. It is regarded as one of the earliest modifications designed to apply the deadbeat principle to pocket watches. Due to its visual operation and regional prevalence, it is also known in the English-speaking world as the ‘Chaffcutter’, ‘Ormskirk’ or ‘Club-footed verge’. Two identical, mirror-image escape wheels are mounted offset on the same shaft. The teeth of the two wheels alternately engage with the pallet. Whilst one tooth rests on the flat underside (rest phase), the next tooth slides over the sloping surface of the pallet as it oscillates, imparting a driving impulse to the balance wheel. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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Sold 292-4082 Pocket knife: museum-quality case in gold and enamel, probably Paris, circa 1777/1778 Ca. 65 mm long, 18-carat gold, multicoloured and exquisitely enamelled, fitted with 3 different tools: miniature scissors, a pocket knife and a toothpick; tools made of stainless steel; in excellent, completely original condition; an extremely rare museum-quality collector’s item. An almost identical enamelled object, certainly from the same maker, is held in an art museum in Paris (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/PmO), dated to 1777/1778. A comparable item fetched €8,700 at a French auction (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/7Br). Hammerprice: 1.700 €
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Sold 292-4107 Pocket watch: Lepine with early seconds and repeater, cylinder escapement, c. 1830 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 75g, 18K gold, embossed bezel, No. 4717/5369, fine cylinder movement with quarter-hour repeater, enamel dial with unusual position of the seconds hand, filigree gold hands, in working order, case with minor dents. Hammerprice: 2.200 €
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Sold 292-4112 Pocket watch: extremely rare Ulysse Nardin chronometer with electric contact mechanism, ca. 1880 Ca. Ø58.5mm, ca. 170g, engine-turned silver case, Ulysse Nardin case hallmark, case and movement bear the same number No. 8600, very fine lever chronometer movement with Geneva stripes and fine regulation, also signed and numbered, signed, original enamel dial (craquelling effect around the edge), blued steel hands, bezel inscribed ‘CONTACT’, next to it a slide and the two contacts for controlling electrical currents at one-second intervals, in good condition, with the movement intact, one contact end bent. The mechanism for controlling electrical currents at one-second intervals is usually found only on some marine chronometers. In pocket watches, this mechanism is extremely rare. Hammerprice: 3.600 €
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292-4147 Pocket watch: exceptionally large 4-colour gold verge watch with a rare relief design, circa 1780 Ca. Ø49mm, ca. 69g, 18K gold, set with gemstones on both sides, verge escapement, perfectly preserved enamel dial, Breguet hands, excellent condition; the movement requires servicing (the winding mechanism is stiff) as it has been stored in a safe for decades. The almost identical sister watch is illustrated in Eugene Jaquet and Alfred Chapuis’s *La Montre Suisse*, Collection Robert à Fountainmelon. The manufacturer is Coulin et Amy Bry, Geneva! now only: 3.000 €
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292-4178 Pocket watch: A rarity, English verge watch with rock crystal clasp, Markwick, London, c. 1690 Ca. Ø56 mm, ca. 136 g, silver, double case, identical master's mark WM, extremely rare verge movement, glazed all round, pillars in the shape of eagle heads, silver clasp with rock crystal inlay and diamond endstone, signed, No. 3685, enamelled dial, iron hands, movement intact but not in all positions; an early and extremely rare London pocket watch by a prominent London watchmaker. James, or sometimes Jacobus, Markwick was recorded from 1656 to 1698 and is regarded as an ‘eminent maker’. now only: 3.500 €
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Sold 292-4192 Pocket watch: gold and enamel cylinder watch with ‘starry sky’ chatelaine, original Lepine Hger du Roy, circa 1785 Ca. Ø43mm, ca. 64g, 18K gold, blue engine-turned enamel on the reverse with inlaid gold stars, dome bearing the signature of the court watchmaker and No. 4784, Lepine’s patented clasp for the setting square (worn), Lépine calibre with cylinder escapement, enamel dial, gold hands, movement intact; accompanying chatelaine, also gold and enamel with the same scene, movement intact; the setting square requires restoration. The quality of an original Lépine is very clearly evident in this watch. He was one of the finest French watchmakers alongside Breguet. Hammerprice: 3.200 €
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292-4202 Wristwatch: Longines Conquest Automatic Ref. 9001 in 18K gold, 1960s Ca. Ø35mm, enamelled screw-down caseback with reference number, automatic movement calibre 19AS, silvered dial with gold indexes, center seconds, dent on the case rim next to the crown; otherwise in good second-hand condition; leather strap needs replacing; movement is intact. now only: 1.850 €
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Sold 292-4206 Pendent watch: rare square pendant watch, circa 1640 Ca. 39 x 39 mm, square brass case with silver decorations, square movement with verge escapement, balance wheel, gut string, no hairspring, single-hand, iron hands, movement requires overhaul. Hammerprice: 5.500 €
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Sold 292-4207 Pendent watch: notable, extremely rare book-shaped watch, probably circa 1650 Ca. 52 x 37 mm, ca. 105 g, gilted and silver, exquisitely detailed workmanship, monogram A.R., early rectangular movement with verge escapement, balance, no hairspring, silver decorations, silver clasp, gut string replaced by a chain, sun-shaped dial, iron hands, visually very well preserved, movement complete but in need of overhaul, extremely rare. Hammerprice: 16.000 €
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Sold 292-4208 Pendent watch: highly decorative oval Renaissance-style pendant watch, probably circa 1700, with rock crystal case Ca. 59 x 44 mm, ca. 110 g, gold-gilt brass and rock crystal, oval verge movement with balance, without hairspring, ornate oval dial, glazed, iron hands, movement intact. Hammerprice: 4.000 €
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292-4209 Pendent watch: early heart-shaped watch, 17th/18th century, a rarity Ca. 43 x 43 mm, heart-shaped brass case, glazed on both sides, fully removable heart-shaped movement, verge escapement, silver dial, iron hands, plates magnificently decorated and gilt, movement intact. This is thought to be a 17th-century watch that was modernised to a two-hand design in the 18th century. Heart-shaped pendant watches are extremely rare. now only: 3.500 €
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292-4219 Pocket watch/carriage watch: skeletonised verge watch with center seconds, Grantham for the Chinese market, c. 1780 Approx. Ø77mm, ca. 216g, gilt, original gem-set on both sides, glazed on both sides, view of the extremely rare skeletonised verge movement with a particularly large balance wheel and diamond endstone, enamel dial, iron hands, center seconds, in working order. Carriage clocks with skeletonised verge movements are exceptionally rare. An absolutely identical second example by this watchmaker is described and illustrated in ‘The Old Watchworld’ (https://www.cortrie.de/go/2Gx). We auctioned this identical ‘sister watch’ in our 282nd auction for ca. €11,150! now only: 5.500 €
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292-4267 Pocket watch: A rarity, Barillet-type musical watch, probably Geneva, circa 1820 Ca. 55 mm in diameter, ca. 106 g, 18K pink gold, No. 1951, extremely rare musical movement with barrel (barillet), cylinder escapement, quarter-hour repeater and music, playing automatically on the hour or on demand, particularly beautiful gold dial, two-tone enamelled, Breguet steel hands, movement intact and technically sound, case with minor dents. So-called ‘barillet-type’ musical watches are exceptionally rare and differ completely from the usual musical watches of that period. The musical movement is designed entirely differently, as it is a high-quality barrel movement which, due to its thickness, was unsuitable for pocket watches and was predominantly used in enamelled boxes. Only a few pocket watches with such a musical movement are known to exist and are highly sought-after collector’s items (https://www.cortrie.de/go/wVY). now only: 7.000 €
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Sold 292-4270 Pocket watch: extremely rare, large ‘Barillet-type’ musical watch, c. 1820 Ca. Ø56mm, ca. 120g, 18-carat pink gold, extremely rare barrel-type movement with an independent musical mechanism featuring a barrel-driven mechanism (barillet) and quarter-hour repeater, magnificently gilt and engraved, exceptional quality, signed enamel dial, pink gold hands, musical mechanism activated via a slider on the rim, in working order and well preserved. So-called ‘barillet-type’ musical clocks are exceptionally rare and differ completely from the usual musical clocks of that period. The musical mechanism is designed entirely differently, as it is a high-quality barrel mechanism which, due to its thickness, was unsuitable for pocket watches and was predominantly used in enamelled boxes. Only a few pocket watches with such a musical mechanism are known to exist and are highly sought-after collector’s items (https://www.cortrie.de/go/wVY). Hammerprice: 8.000 €
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292-4273 Pocket watch: Significant, large Jacquemart figure automaton with striking mechanism on 2 bells, c. 1790 Ca. Ø 65 mm, ca. 179 g, 18K pink gold, dome signed ‘Reymond Frères’, very fine cylinder movement with hour and quarter-hour repeater, mainplate also signed; on the display side, the extremely rare automaton striking visible, nested bells, ‘Jacquemart’, golden figures, small white enamel dial, steel hands, in working order, extremely rare. Jacquemart figure automata with visible bells are among the most expensive variants of figure automata. A distinctive feature of this example is its exceptionally rare size of ca. 65 mm! We are not aware of any other example in this size. Another, equally large example was offered in Geneva in 2019 with an estimated price of 39,000–49,000 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/KoP). now only: 13.000 €
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292-4284 Pocket watch: significant gold and enamel hunting case pocket watch, 5th Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din, ca. 1905 Ca. Ø55mm, ca. 131g, 18-carat gold, very fine painting of the 5th Shah of Persia on the front, Mozaffar ad-Din, as commander of the Persian Guard, original diamond and ruby setting; on the reverse, the Persian coat of arms featuring a lion, a sabre, a sun and a laurel wreath, the rim also beautifully enamelled, serial number 47722, dome inscribed ‘Mouvement de la Vallee’, dome also listing the complications: minute repeater and chronograph, glazed movement, highly complex Swiss precision lever movement with minute repeater and chronograph, extremely rare dial in red engine-turned enamel, gold numerals, gold hands, in working order. The watch is in a marvellous state of preservation; both paintings are original and have not been restored. The signature ‘Mouvement de la Vallee’ is an indication of the high quality for which movements from the ‘Vallee’ are renowned, such as those by Le Coultre or Louis-Elisée Piguet. This is either the personal watch of the 5th Shah of Persia or an extremely valuable gift watch. We are aware of another example with an identical case but a standard ‘white’ dial, from the Dr Crott Anniversary Auction 2015, with an estimated price of €75,000–85,000. Mozaffar ad-Din Shah (1853–1907) reigned as Shah of Persia from 1896 to 1907. now only: 35.000 €
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Sold 292-4285 Pocket watch: a significant, large enamelled watch for the Chinese market, attributed to Jaquet-Droz, circa 1780 Approx. Ø61.5 mm, ca. 173 g, 18-carat gold, set with Oriental pearls on both sides, very fine enamel painting on the reverse, presumably based on a painting by FRANCESCO BARTOLOZZI, magnificent cylinder movement with diamond endstone and original dome; the design, ornate engraving, inscriptions and quality all point to this watch being attributable to the eminent Jaquet-Droz; enamelled dial, original, typical Jaquet-Droz gold hands, movement intact, minor damage to the glaze at the edge of the enamel (crack/flaw within the glaze – no chip). Enamel watches produced by Jaquet-Droz for the Chinese market are among the greatest treasures in the world of enamel timepieces. A watch identical in almost every detail and bearing almost the same serial number was auctioned in Geneva in 2004 and fetched 63,000 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/4eD). Hammerprice: 15.000 €
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292-4293 Pendant watch: important enamelled watch ‘Huaud fecit’, ca. 1685, movement by Domenicus Molenaer, Amsterdam Ca. Ø36mm, high-carat gold, fully enamelled, reverse depicting Herod, Herodias and Salome; inside, a castle with a knight; on the side, the usual four cartouches with views of the castle, which form a connection to the inner painting; signed verge movement; enamelled dial; gold hands; in unrestored original condition; fine firing cracks in the enamel; case signed ‘Huaud Le Puisné fecit’; movement intact. Many of the surviving Huaud cases from around 1685 were fitted with movements from the early and mid-18th century, as is the case with this clock. Huaud clocks with movements dating from around 1685 command extremely high prices, as the majority of these clocks have later movements; source: 1. Dutch movement from the 18th century. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/5e3). 2. Early 17th-century movement (https://www.cortrie.de/go/3eA). A Huaud enamel watch featuring an identical painting depicting Herod, Herodias and Salome is held in the Louvre’s collection. now only: 20.000 €
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292-4294 Pendant watch: a significant, unique pair of gold and enamel pendant watches, Blois 1640/1650 1. Ca. Ø 33 mm, ca. 34 g, gold, high carat, probably 20 carat, case fully enamelled, top and bottom featuring elaborate, highly detailed mythological scenes; the reverse of the bowl depicts ‘THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS’ and the lid shows the ‘ALLEGORY OF JUSTICE’. The rim of the case features four cartouches with landscape scenes. The source material consists of engravings by Michel Dorigny; the images themselves are thought to be by Simon Vouet (1590–1649). The black bezel is known only from three cases from Blois; it features a very fine, early verge movement with vase-shaped pillars, a two-arm balance wheel without a hairspring, a mainplate signed ‘Laurier Blois’, an enamelled dial and gold hands. It is in an outstanding state of preservation, with minimal cracking around the edge. François Laurier was recorded in Blois around 1650 and died in 1663. Blois enamel clocks from around 1650 with movements from that period are museum pieces. Many of these cases, which were already prized as works of art at the time, contain 18th-century movements. The clock presented here is an original from Blois dating from around 1640/50, a museum-quality collector’s item. Comparable clocks: 1. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/xqG), 2. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/N9J), 3. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Xl1). 2. Case with absolutely identical dimensions and of absolutely identical construction, ca. Ø33mm, ca. 34g, gold, high carat, presumably 20K, case fully enamelled; the top and bottom feature elaborate, highly detailed mythological scenes, whilst the inside of the case shows an idealised landscape with a farmhouse and a fisherman in the river, and the inside of the caseback depicts a riverside landscape with trees and a village in the foothills. The reverse of the bowl depicts ‘Ceres, Bacchus and Venus during the grape harvest, watched by a lynx’, whilst the lid shows the scene ‘Ceres, Bacchus and Venus celebrating wildly’. The rim of the case features four cartouches with landscape scenes. The designs are based on engravings by Michel Dorigny; the accompanying images are thought to be by Simon Vouet (1590–1649). The movement is an early verge movement with vase-shaped pillars, a two-arm balance wheel without a hairspring, a mainplate signed ‘François Berger, Paris’, an enamelled dial and iron hands; the watch is in an outstanding state of preservation. NOTE: To the best of our knowledge, this is the only known pair of Blois enamel clocks. Equally remarkable is the fact that both clocks still possess their original movements from that period; the third aspect of their extreme rarity is the size of the clocks, which differs significantly from the usual size of known Blois enamel clocks! now only: 50.000 €
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Sold 292-4302 Pendent watch: large, extremely rare octagonal rock crystal astronomical pendant watch, C. Phelisot à Dijon, circa 1620 Silver, gilted and rock crystal, ca. 90 x 40 mm, oval, signed verge movement with calendar, originally fitted with a balance and gut string, modernised around 1700, hairspring and chain, dial with 4 astronomical indicators, single-hand, extremely rare, early pendant watch, movement requires restoration. C. Phelisot was already working as a watchmaker in Dijon before 1600. Watches by him are exceptionally rare. Another octagonal watch by him was auctioned in Geneva and fetched 163,000 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/VOD). Hammerprice: 14.500 €
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292-4303 Pendent watch: single-hand, early pendant watch, Plantard Abbeville, c. 1650 Ca. Ø51.5mm, double case, protective case with decorative studs, leather covering no longer present, inner case in silver, early, signed verge movement without hairspring, balance, very distinctive pillars, two-colour enamel dial, iron hands, in working order, by a significant watchmaker. now only: 11.500 €
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292-4304 Pendent watch: very rare, early pendant watch, c. 1640, signed Johannes Thore Mann Ca. Ø45mm, ca. 67g, silver, early, signed verge movement with balance, without hairspring, silver dial with floral design, metal hands, very fine condition, movement starts running but requires cleaning. now only: 10.000 €
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292-4309 Pendent watch: a significant Puritan pendant watch in exceptional condition, C. Mellin, London, c. 1620 Ca. 59 x 36 mm, silver and brass, silver side panels depicting various animals, silver lid, signed oval verge movement with balance, signed, vase-shaped pillars, magnificent gilt dial with engraved village scene, single-hand, in superb condition, in working order. A comparable watch by Mellin was part of the Sandberg Collection and was auctioned in Geneva in 2001 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Oon). now only: 15.000 €
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Sold 292-4316 A significant, complicated Renaissance figure clock, ‘Standing Lion’, with automaton, ‘MD’, Augsburg, c. 1610 Ca. 35 cm high, bronze, gilt, ebonised wood. Dial: silver, with polychrome cloisonné enamel inlays, inlaid Roman and Arabic numerals, iron hands. Movement: brass and iron movement, stamped master’s mark ‘MD’ within the coat of arms, profiled, stepped iron pillars, brass gear train, verge escapement, brass wheel detent, lock disc, going train with gut string and fusee, additional barrel for striking mechanism, strikes a bell, movement intact. The automaton: The figure of the lion is crafted from fire-gilt bronze. When the hour strike is triggered, a mechanism is set in motion: the lion moves its eyes in time with the balance wheel and opens its mouth in synchronisation with the strike. For technical details, please request a condition report. The hammer price includes 19% German VAT! This means that the price will be reduced by 19% for buyers with a delivery address outside the EU. Provenance: Private collection, USA; sold at the 79th Dr Crott auction for ca. €90,000. This is one of the most significant and rarest Renaissance table clocks. An identical sister clock fetched 174,000 Swiss francs at Koller in Zurich. A total of just four such clocks are known to exist! The clock is illustrated in *Die Welt als Uhr – Deutsche Automatenuhren 16./17.Jh.*. Hammerprice: 40.000 €
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Sold 292-4317 Drum clock: one of the earliest known carriage clocks with original alarm attachment, Peter Pech, Munich, c. 1540 Ca. 60 mm in diameter, gilted brass, magnificently engraved, top with recess for securing the alarm attachment, push-buttons, single-hand, movement entirely made of iron, alarm movement also made of iron, bell, balance bristles missing, movement intact, extremely rare. Tin clocks from the first half of the 16th century are museum-quality collector’s items. They are generally extremely rare and command high prices. Examples where the original alarm attachment is still present almost never come onto the market. An almost identical specimen was in the Sandberg Collection, though only the lower section, i.e. without the alarm attachment (https://www.cortrie.de/go/6ZQ). Further very detailed descriptions of this clock can be found in a clock forum from 2013 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Ro8). Hammerprice: 40.000 €
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Sold 292-4326 Pocket watch: very fine BREGUET pocket chronometer No. 3442 with secret signature, ca. 1880 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 95g, 18K gold à-goutte, dome signed Breguet No. 3442, lever escapement chronometer movement with wolf's toothing and gold gear wheels, original enamel dial in impeccable condition bearing Breguet’s secret signature with the number 3422, pink gold hands, in working order, slight dent on the edge of the case. Hammerprice: 4.000 €
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