HUMA GENEVA Bracelet watch in 18K (750 thousandths) gold, silvered dial with sectors, painted hour-markers, blued glaive hands. Caseback in 18K (750 thousandths) gold, signed Huma Genève, numbered 150798, engraved "1er janvier 1938 Le syndicat des Fabts de verres de formes à son Président E. Claudel Paris". Hand-wound mechanical movement signed Huma Genève. Leather strap, metal buckle. Watch functional at time of appraisal, with no guarantee of future operation, condition of parts not guaranteed. Scratches to case and crystal, dial deteriorated. Swiss work circa 1940 Dimensions 20 x 29 mm Gross weight 19.4 g

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