Important, highly complicated Swiss 18K gold lever Circa 1895

Important, highly complicated gold lever watch
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An important, highly complicated Swiss 18-carat gold hunting cased minute repeating pocket watch with grande sonnerie carillon, circa 1895. Glazed movement, very rare and fine calibre by Louis Brandt & Frère, Swiss Patent No. 7832, patent number on the plate, tandem winding, precision lever movement with screwed gold chatons, grande sonnerie self striking carillon with three hammers, additionally minute repeater carillon with three hammers. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands. Engine turned, à goutte case. Case signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 150 g
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Signed: Schwob Frères & Co Chaux-de-Fonds
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This highly complicated hunting cased watch is a masterpiece of Swiss watchmaking. The carillon movement after the patent of Louis Brandt & Frère was used by several important watchmakers around 1895-1900 for grande sonnerie pocket watches, for example Louis Elisée Piguet, H. Barbezat-Bole, Louis Audemars and also Schwob Frères in La Chaux-De-Fonds.