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This watch has a circular gold case, engraved and inlaid with colored golds. The back cover is set with a medallion in colored enamel; the hands of the watch are set with brilliants. The watch is dated with the letter "C" for 1766. The white enamel dial is inscribed "Bertoud a Paris."

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