VAN DER BAUWEDE MAGNUM XS CHRONOGRAPH Ref : CAL.65. Serial no. 476 002 1332. Steel case, partially set with diamonds and blue gemstones. Blue dial, highlighted by three counters (seconds, minute totalizer and 100/100ths of a second totalizer). Functional quartz movement. Leather strap on folding clasp, signed. Sapphire crystal. Circa 2000. Dimensions: 34 x 42 mm. A stainless steel lady wristwatch quartz movement, by Van Der Bauwede. Circa 2000.

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