Rare Swiss silver open faced shooting contest prize watch Circa 1901

Silver commemorative watch
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A rare Swiss silver open faced shooting contest prize watch of Lucerne, circa 1901. Bridge movement, lever escapement, screw compensation balance. The cuvette engraved Eidgenössisches Schützenfest in Luzern 30 Juni bis 10 Juli 1901. White enamel dial with Arabic hours, outer minute track and sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock. Floral decorated case, a chased relief on the back depicting a female figure and architecture. Dial signed, case numbered.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 119 g
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Signed: Georges Favre-Jacot & Cie Le Locle
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Eidgenössiches Schützenfest refers to the Swiss Federal Shooting Festival first organized in 1824 and continued to the present. The contest, held every several years, is hosted by alternating Swiss Cantons.  In 1910 the festival was hosted in Bern. The contest dates back to the 15th Century Old Swiss Confederacy. The reintroduction of the contests in 1824 was meant to cement unity between the various Cantons. The Schützenfest lasts up to four weeks and includes some 50,000 marksmen.