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A Lot of Two 18k Gold Openface Pocket Watches. The First: Vacheron Constantin, Formerly Belonging to French Hotelier, Charles C. Ritz. The Second: L. Leroy & Cie. A Split Seconds Chronograph, Formerly Belonging to American Novelist Ernest Hemingway The First: Signed Vacheron Constantin, Chronometre Royal, Genève, Movement No. 368'520, Case No. 228'841, Manufactured in 1914. The Second: Signed L. Leroy & Cie., Hgers á Paris, No. 16004 & 26490, Circa 1920 Movement: Manual Dial: Enamel. The First: Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, The Second: Arabic numerals, two subsidiary dials Case: 18k gold. The First: monogrammed hinged back engraved CR for Charles Ritz, engraved cuvette, 57mm diam. The Second: plain hinged back, engraved cuvette, one button in the band, 53mm diam. Signed: Both with case dial and movement signed by maker Accompanied by: A gilt frame with signed photograph of Charles Ritz, and a letter of provenance by the consignor of this lot confirming that these two pocket watches in the frame along with a signed photograph from Charles Ritz were given to him as a gift, letter dated 2012