Swiss complicated lever made for the Russian market Circa 1910

Rose gold repeating triple calendar chronograph
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A fine and large Swiss 14 carat (56 Zolotnik) rose gold hunting cased minute repeating keyless pocket watch with triple calendar, chronograph and moon phases made for the Russian market by Le Phare in Le Locle, circa 1910. Retailed by N.N. Boutte. The glazed, frosted gilt movement with 19 jewels, a straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, centrifugal governor and an index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a push button on the band. White enamel dial with Roman hours, an outer minute track with fifth of a second divisions and Arabic five minute numerals, auxiliary seconds at 6 o’clock combined with the phases of the moon, a subsidiary dial for the date at 12, apertures for the days and months in Cyrillic, and original gilt Louis XIV hands. An engine turned case with polished bezels. The hinged gold cuvette engraved with prize medals and technical details. Case numbered, cuvette signed by the watchmaker.
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Diameter: 57.5 mm
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Signed: Le phare
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A zolotnik was a small Russian unit of weight equal to 0.1505 avoirdupois ounces, or 4.2658 grams (about 65.83 grains). Used from the 10th to 20th centuries, its name is derived from the Russian word zoloto, meaning gold.