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Lot n° 19

CABRIER, London

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Silver watch with day and night display with double protective case Silver protective outer case on hinge with the master and manufacturer's marks as well as the English warranty marks. Smooth inner case on hinge with the same hallmarks and numbered "16837", opening for key winding on the back. Dial with Roman numerals on half-sector, rotating disc in the center for day and night time indication with an arrow, hand in the center for minute indication on a railway with Arabic numerals, signed in a cartouche "Cabrier, London". Movement with key winding, chased and pierced cock, verge escapement, fusee and chain, spiral balance, setting disk, signed on the plate "Cabrier London, 16837". Diam. 54.5 mm (outer case) Diam. 46.5 mm (inner case) Gross weight. 36,7 gr (outer case) Gross weight. 103,8 gr (inner case) The diurnal and nocturnal display enables the hours to be indicated in day and night mode by means of a rotating disc. Day is symbolised by the sun and night by the moon. The rotating disc displays the hours on a half-sector with a double scale in Roman numerals from VI to XII.