Swiss gold open faced minute repeater watch Circa 1915

Gold watch with a monogram on the backside
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Exquisite gentlemen’s pocket watch with minute repeater by LeCoultre & Cie and G. Braillard,  la Chaux-de-Fonds, circa 1915.
An 18 carat gold “à goutte” hunting cased pocket watch, nobility monogram with seven point crown on the backside, formerly nobleman’s possession.
Case punch G. Braillard, La Chaux-de-Fonds, very fine precision lever movement with minute repeater, caliber Le Coultre, decorative, gilded dial and blued steel hand.
Very fine quality, very beautiful condition of preservation, old leather case.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 100 g
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Signed: G. Braillard   la Chaux-de-Fonds

             LeCoultre & Cie

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Braillard
The history of G. Braillard (later operating as G. Braillard & Frères) is a classic example of a high end Swiss établisseur (finisher and assembly house) that flourished during the golden era of Swiss pocket watches in the late 19^th and early 20^th  centuries.

Rather than mass manufacturing raw movements from scratch, Braillard carved out a highly respected niche by sourcing elite mechanisms and transforming them into luxury, exhibition worthy timepieces.

No formal business partnership or corporate merger existed between LeCoultre & Cie and G. Braillard. However, they operated within the same late 19^th to early 20^th century Swiss watchmaking ecosystem, which frequently involved standard supply chain transactions.