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A VERY RARE LIMITED EDITION PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC QUARTER REPEATING AUTOMATON WRISTWATCH, Corum, NO. 5/10, CIRCA 1999
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Description
- Corum
- diameter 40mm.
18k, nickel lever movement, 35 jewels, mono-metallic balance, adjusted to 3 positions, silvered guilloche dial with applied baton numerals, large shuttered sector at 6 when repeat mechanism is activated will open to reveal an automated horse racing scene, another two smaller shuttered sectors will reveal two bells apparently striking in accordance with the hours and quarters, massive polished twelve-sides case with stepped lugs and brushed bezel, strike train and automaton mechanism activated by rotating the coin-edged bezel anti-clockwise, screwed-down case back, case, dial and movement signed, with an 18k pink gold Corum buckle.
Catalogue Note
This rare quarter repeating automaton wristwatch was produced in a very limited series of only 10 pieces, the present example being offered at auction is numbered 5.