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23 November 2004, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £7,000
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Find your local specialistGare La Bete. A limited edition 18ct gold automatic calendar watch by John Garbett
Garbett Bristol Horologists F.B.H.I ,Hallmarked for 2003
automatic ETA 2834/2 movement, white dial with gold applied dagger hour markers, sweep centre seconds, day aperture at 12, and date aperture beneath magnifying lens, heavy polished case with polished chamfered bezel, screw down crown, the back held by 6 screws and stamped Garbett Bristol Horologists F.B.H.I and bearing the Garbett familiy armorial shield, hallmarked for London 2003 and with heavy tapered and polished bracelet with deployant clasp, together with fitted presentation box, case, dial and movement signed 47mm.
automatic ETA 2834/2 movement, white dial with gold applied dagger hour markers, sweep centre seconds, day aperture at 12, and date aperture beneath magnifying lens, heavy polished case with polished chamfered bezel, screw down crown, the back held by 6 screws and stamped Garbett Bristol Horologists F.B.H.I and bearing the Garbett familiy armorial shield, hallmarked for London 2003 and with heavy tapered and polished bracelet with deployant clasp, together with fitted presentation box, case, dial and movement signed 47mm.
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This watch was designed and made by John Garbett F.B.H.I of Bristol, and is believed to be the heaviest gold watch in the world. John Garbett started working with watches in 1953 for the Anglo Celtic Watch Company in Ystradgynlas, and then went onto work in India for TIWAC Industries. After leaving TIWAC, he then returned to Bristol where he has spent most of his working life producing 'one off clocks' and repairing antique watches and clocks.