Rare Dutch 18k gold quarter repeating cylinder Circa 1810

Quarter repeating cylinder by Buys & Zoon
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A rare Dutch quarter repeating cylinder watch in an 18-carat gold case, circa 1810.
The watch has a slider in the band in order to block the repeater. Gilt Lepine movement. Ribbed middle and sunray back. White enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and blued steel Breguet hands. Plain three-arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant for quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.
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Diameter: 53.5 mm
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Weight: 93 g
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Signed: Buys & zoon Amsterdam
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Buys & zn, Gijsbert, working circa 1800 in Amsterdam. Watch, SM Amsterdam; 1795: gold repeating watch, auction FM, 1897; small pendulum, auction Sch, 1904, 1906; small pendulum, auction FM, 1916; balabaster pendulum, action FM, 1903, 1915; timepiece, MWH, 1956; grandfather clock, auction Mak, Dordrecht, 1964.
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There is a small scratch in the glass and a tiny dent to the side at 10 o’clock. Overall in excellent condition.
A Dutch pocket watch of this kind is rare.
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Reference 0030000