£850
A Swiss silver gilt quarter-repeating keyless lever double dial calendar watch, Baume & Co, early 20th c, the enamel dial with lunar work, fenestrated back, with silvered and gilt finished calendar with the days of the weeks, days of the month and months of the year, 55mm diam
An advertisement for these watches was placed by Baume & Co of 21 Hatton Garden, London in the Horological Journal in August 1902. An example of the "ingenious" watch, which was "a great improvement upon the old system of Calendars..." and was available in steel, silver or gold, together with the advertisement, are illustrated Shenton (Alan) Pocket Watches of the 19th & 20th Century, 1995, plts. 34A-34D
Crack on enamel dial. Movement works and functions correctly, dial slightly retouched (on central heart and subsidiary dial)
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