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circa 1908, the front lid with black enamel Roman numerals outside a black chemin de fer chapter ring, the unsigned white dial, 28mm diameter, with black Roman numerals, gold coloured spade hands and chemin de fer chapter ring, the signed mechanical crown wind movement with hand setting button at 4 o'clock and onion shaped winder, the case, 33mm diameter, by Charles Nicolet with London import hallmarks for 9ct gold, number 221730, the cuvette similarly marked, decorated all over with floral engraving, verso with vacant escutcheon shaped cartouche and presented in the (probably) original fitted case

Footnote: Other notes: Stauffer, Son & Co. was established in Switzerland in 1830 and a London branch, Stauffer & Co, was opened soon after. They became one of the largest importers of Swiss watches in Britain, also importing watches made by Patek Philippe, Jaeger Le Coultre, IWC, Fontainemelon and Eterna. Charles Nicolet, a Swiss horologist, formed a partnership with them between 1874 - 1940.

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