Swiss 14 carat gold open faced dodecagonal dress watch Circa 1935

Gold keyless lever watch
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A very fine Swiss 14 carat gold open faced dodecagonal keyless lever dress watch, made in the 1930s. Gilt movement, 16 jewels, a straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring and swan-neck regulator. A hinged metal cuvette. Two-tone champagne-coloured dial with applied Arabic hours, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and pierced gold lozenge hands. The solid, polished case with an engraved leaf motif decorated bezel and stripe pattern engraved back. Dial, case and movement signed, case and movement numbered.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Thickness: 10 mm
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Signed: International Watch Co Schaffhausen