Large Swiss gold lever commemoration pocket watch Circa 1908

Gold open faced keyless lever
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A very fine, rare, large and heavy Swiss 18 carat gold open faced keyless lever pocket watch with cast medallion of King Carlos I and Prince Royal Luis Filipe of Portugal by Huguenin, to commemorate their regicide on 1st February 1908. Retailed by Meridiano Club, Figueiredo & Co, Rio de Janeiro. Matte gilt movement, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Gold hinged cuvette. White enamel dial with large Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds, polychrome Portuguese Royal coat of arms below 12 and original gold Louis XV hands. Matte case, the bezel cast with the motto Pela Lusitania Gloriosa, foliate cast band, pendant and bow, the back set with a cast relief medallion of the three-quarter profiles of King Carlos I and Luis Filipe, around the border S.M.D. Carlos I D. Luiz Philippe 1o 1908 Fev. Cuvette signed by the retailer, case medallion signed Huguenin Dep, case numbered.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Signed: No name
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On 1 February 1908 Carlos I and his family were the victims of an attack by republican activists Alfredo Costa and Manuel Buiça. The two assassins were killed on the spot by police and bodyguards. The king died immediately, Prince Luís Filipe was mortally wounded, Prince Manuel was struck in the arm, and only the Queen escaped injury. Several days later, after the death of the Prince Royal Luis Filipe, Prince Manuel was proclaimed King of Portugal. He was the last of the Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha dynasty and the last king of Portugal.