ALBERT H. POTTER & CO., GENEVA [Albert H. Potter & Co.，日內瓦] | AN IMPORTANT AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE GOLD OPEN-FACED KEYLESS WATCH WITH UNUSUAL LEVER ESCAPEMENT AND SINGLE RUBY-TOOTH ESCAPE WHEEL, AND REGULATOR DIAL CIRCA 1887, NO. 1 [罕有黃金懷錶備罕有槓桿式擒縱系統、紅寶石單鉤擒縱齒輪及三針一線錶盤，年份約1887，編號1，可能為孤例]

Movement: running at time of cataloguing. Surfaces and screw-heads generally in appear in good condition. Some signs of dirt and a few small scuffs. May benefit from a service.

Dial: with a few very light scratches, slight chipping at the very edge of the dial just to the left of the 5 minute marker but this is largely concealed by the bezel.

Case: signs of light polishing, the bow with some wear to inner edge at its peak.

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