Swiss gold hunting cased repeating chronograph Circa 1880

Gold minute repeating chronograph by Paul Matthey-Doret
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A large and heavy Swiss 18 carat gold hunting cased minute repeating chronograph lever pocket watch, circa 1880. Complicated bridge movement, lever escapement, two hammers, two gongs, gold screw compensation balance, fine adjustment mechanism with a curved threaded rod with two screw nuts for moving and locking the hand. Plain case. White enamel dial with Roman hours, Arabic five minute numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock.
Case numbered, cuvette signed and inscribed with the technical details. Comes with the original wooden presentation box.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 131 g
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Signed: La Maisonnette Le Locle
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Paul Matthey-Doret was born in 1837. He founded the watch and clock manufactory La Maisonnette in Le Locle, which his wife Anna Matthey-Doret (1847-1907) continued to run after his death in 1898. The brand La Maisonnette was eventually bought by Byron L. Strassburger & Co in New York.