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JAMES MCCABE, LONDONA FINE GOLD, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET HALF-HUNTING CASED MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH CONCEALED POLYCHROME ENAMEL PAINTED PORTRAIT OF AN INDIAN GENTLEMAN, MADE FOR THE INDIAN MARKET1877, NO. 08849 gilded 3/4 plate lever movement, cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, diamond endstone, steel hammers repeating on coiled gongs, signed Jas. McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, no. 08849, white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, signed Jas. McCabe, London 08849, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued steel double spade hands, gold cuvette, 18ct gold case with opaque turquoise enamel heightened with diamond-set scrolling stylised foliage, the enamel to the front with scalloped inner edge and centred by a glazed aperture surrounded by blue enamel Roman numerals and minute ring, the back centred with a diamond-set monogram, decoratively chased and engraved bezels and pendant, slide repeat in the band, the front lid opening to reveal a finely painted polychrome enamel portrait of an Indian gentleman, case hallmarked 1877, cover and cuvette numbered 0884, with case maker's mark AS for Alfred Stram and IMC incuse for James McCabediameter 44mm.Condition Report The case is in good order with crisp engraving and no losses to the enamel or diamonds. Hallmarks are crisp. The portrait inside the cuvette is free from chips or cracks The dial is in good order with no visible cracks. The watch ticks and repeats when wound the the slide repeat is activated. "