Swiss 14k gold lever split-seconds chronograph Circa 1900

Gold lever with split-seconds chronograph by Meylan
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A very fine and rare Swiss 14-carat gold open-faced split-seconds chronograph keyless lever pocket watch, circa 1900. Nickel-silver movement, bridge caliber, Geneva striping decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel dial with printed Breguet numerals, outer minute and chronograph divisions with five-minute red Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds, and original blued steel double spade hands. Solid, polished case. Dial and movement signed, case numbered.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Thickness: 14 mm
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Signed: C.H. Meylan Brassus