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A diamond-set London triple-cased agate verge pocket watch of museum quality, with quarter repeater and polychrome enamel medallion Movm. No. 2501, Dimensions 51 mm, circa 1750, Weight 124 g, Origin England Case: Transport case - brass, applied shagreen with stud decoration. Outer case - 18 K gold, silver, agate, diamonds. Inner case - 18 K gold, openworked, diamond-framed enamel medallion on the reverse side, movement protection cap, rear bell. Dial: Enamel. Movm.: Very fine full plate movement, chain/fusee, 2 hammers, three-arm brass balance. The outer protecting case is covered with green sharkskin; the middle case consisting of a gold frame with diamond bezels and repoussé band, set with a red agate. The gold inner case is openworked and lavishly engraved and set with an inserted central medallion on the back with the polychrome enamel miniature of a girl within a diamond frame. Provenance: 1. Collection Maurice Sternberger 2. Lukas Stolberg collection. This watch is illustrated and described in his book "Ich trage, wo ich gehe, stets eine Uhr bei mir. Die Taschenuhr im Wandel der Zeit" (I always carry a watch with me wherever I go. The pocket watch through the ages), Klagenfurt 1980, p. 62-64.