French 18 carat gold minute repeating chronograph Circa 1890

Gold open faced repeating chronograph by B. Poitevin & V. Lejeune
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A very fine French 18 carat gold open faced minute repeating chronograph pocket watch, circa 1890. Movement with exquisite, probably, Piguet calibre, minute repeater with chronograph. White enamel dial with Arabic hours and 1/5 seconds register, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and gold Breguet hands. Plain case. Case numbered, cuvette signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 99 g
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Signed: Mons B. Poitevin & V. Lejeune L. Gironde Succr 22 Rue Vivienne Paris
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Bernard Poitevin worked as a Parisian watch and chronometer maker between 1850 and 1890. He founded the company B. Poitevin & V. Lejeune. His shops were located at Rue Richelieu (1850) and Rue Vivienne 22 (1860-1900). Poitevin produced very fine quality watches with complications like repeater watches, chronographs and first-class chronometers with bulletin from the Geneva Observatory.