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Pocket watch: important gold hunting case minute repeater with "Grande et Petite Sonnerie", Audemars Freres Geneve, no.69943, Geneva ca. 1900
Ca. Ø 56 mm, ca. 173 g, 14 K gold, "a goutte" hunting case, heavy, prime quality pink gold case, signed and numbered, original glazed movement, very complex precision lever movement, self-striking quarters, minute repeater, finest quality, original enamel dial (minimal hairline below seconds register, small invisible chip under the bezel), blued steel hands, switch for "Grande et Petite Sonnerie" & "Muting", excellent condition, original and nearly unused condition, in working order and with good sound, delivered to Marenzeller Vienna. A comparable watch with the same movement was sold in Geneva auction 2002 for 34,500 SwissFrancs (source:http://www.antiquorum.com/catalog/lots/lot-31-32?browse_all=1&page=12&q=Grande+%26+Petite+Sonnerie+Clockwatch+)
Hammerprice: 14.500 €
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