45mm, high polish with "GBM DE" engraved on back, 17709, marked "TIFFANY & Co., 18k", yellow gold, open face, black Arabic markers, second and chronograph, movement marked "Touchon, SWITZERLAND, MADE FOR TIFFANY & Co", stem wind, 63.1 g; together with two English, 19th century tortoise shell clad watch boxes
Provenance: Watch box purchased from Sallea Antiques, New Canaan, CT, March 1, 2001, for $1,643.19; Property from an Important Chicago Collection
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Watch box purchased from Sallea Antiques, New Canaan, CT, March 1, 2001, for $1,643.19; Property from an Important Chicago Collection
some inevitable scratches to case, running at time of cataloging, not tested for accuracy or working order
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