Rare Swiss 14K rose gold five minute repeating lever Circa 1900

A rare Swiss 14 carat rose gold hunting cased five minute repeating lever pocket watch, circa 1900. Bridge movement, an ébauche signed LeCoultre & Co, two hammers, two gongs, patented, a club tooth lever escapement and gold screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with black Arabic hours, an outer minute track, red Arabic five minute numerals, sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and spade & whip hands. A plain case. Dial signed, case numbered, movement signed and numbered, movement and case with matching numbers.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 109 g
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Signed: Girard Perregaux
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In 1852, the Swiss watchmaker Constantin Othenin Girard founded the company Girard & Cie in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He married Marie, the sister of renowned chronometer maker Henri Perregaux in 1956. In the same year, Girard and his brother-in-law established Girard-Perregaux.