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“Diamond & Ruby Bouquet” Henry Grandjean & Cie. (Le Locle), Swiss, made for Marcks & Co. Ltd., Bombay & Poona, No. 1007. Made in Switzerland for the Indian Market, circa 1900. Very fine and rare, Grande and Petite Sonnerie, heavy 18K gold, diamond, ruby, pearl and enamel keyless doublebarrel clockwatch with minute-repeat and chronograph, sold to the Sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mahbub Ali Khan (reigned 1869 –1911). Four-body, “bassine et filets”, the band, pendant and bow chased and engraved with oval and stylized leaf decoration, the front and back covers set with diamonds and rubies in an Indian geometric pattern on a dark green guilloché enamel ground, pearl-set borders. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and concentric seconds track with fifth of a second divisions, Arabic five minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel “spade” hands. 17’’’, frosted gilt, threequarter plate, two-train with tandem winding, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, white metal Breguet balance spring, index regulator, striking the quarters and repeating on gongs via a trip-slide in the band, strike/silent, quarters only/full strike and hand setting levers in the bezel, chronograph button in the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm. Notes Marcks & Co., Bombay & Poona. Was the most prestigious luxury goods store in India. Its major supplier was Henri Grandjean, who made very hig


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Date:
2005-11-13

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