Swiss 18 carat gold Twenty Dollar 1904 coin watch Circa 1960

Coin case with integrated opening button in the band
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A very rare Twenty Dollar 1904 coin watch made by Henry Moser in Le Locle, Switzerland, circa 1960. The case of this watch is crafted from 18 carat gold, has an integrated opening button in the band and a spring lid. Both lids are engraved and inscribed and the silver dial has Roman hour numerals and steel hands. The fine movement has a lever escapement.
Dial signed.
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Diameter: 35 mm
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Weight: 36 g
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Signed: H.Y. Moser                
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Henry Moser & Cie
Moser & Cie is a trademark of Moser Schaffhausen AG, a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer. The original H. Moser & Cie was founded in 1828 by the independent watchmaker Heinrich Moser in St. Petersburg, Russia. He became watchmaker in the service of the Russian Tsarist family, notable early clients included the Russian princes and members of the Russian Imperial Court. Vladimir Lenin also owned a Moser watch. After Moser died in 1874, the company was sold and its business in Russia was dispossessed in 1918 due to the October Revolution.
In 1953, H. Moser & Cie continued its business in Le Locle, Switzerland where it shifted its focus from pocket watches to wristwatches. Due to the quartz crisis, H. Moser & Cie became a part of the Dixi Mechanique Group and the original brand name was dropped. In 2002, Moser Schaffhausen AG was founded by Dr Jürgen Lange together with Heinrich Moser’s great-grandson Roger Nicholas Balsiger and the brand H. Moser & Cie was formally relaunched in 2005. Since 2012, Moser Schaffhausen AG has been a subsidiary of the MELB Holding Group of the Meylan family in Switzerland.