Swiss gold chronometer watch with day and date indication Circa 1860

Open faced pivoted detent pocket chronometer by Henry Capt
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A Swiss gold open faced pivoted detent pocket chronometer watch with day and date indication, circa 1860. The watch has a gilded bar movement, signed H. Capt à Genève, with pivoted detent chronometer escapement and bimetallic compensation balance. White enamel, signed Henry Capt à Genève, with Roman numerals, outer minute ring, two subsidiary dials for day and date, and blued steel hands. Gold case with engine turned back, polished cuvette engraved with movement details, two apertures for winding and handsetting, and signed Henry Capt à Genève, back and cuvette numbered.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Henry Capt à Genève
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Movement is running. Day and date advance correctly as the hands pass through midnight. There are a few minor nibbles at the extreme edge of the dial. Small scratches on each of the subsidiary dials. The case’s cuvette has been heavily polished, resulting in a loss of definition to the engraved details and displaying some indentations. There is rubbing along the edge of the engine-turning on the case back. Small indentations are on the back, alongside small nicks, scuffs, and scratches.