Swiss 18K gold hunting cased repeating keyless lever Circa 1887

Gold quarter repeater by Vacheron & Constantin
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A very fine and rare Swiss 18 carat gold hunting cased quarter repeating keyless lever pocket watch, circa 1887. Matte gilt movement, 19 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, a counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring and index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. A hinged gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman hours, an outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and gold spade hands. The polished case with an engraved foliate monogram on the front. Dial and cuvette signed, movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Signed: Vve C. Vacheron & Co Geneva
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Veuve C. Vacheron & Co is the signature the company used between 1870 and 1887. This watch is therefore late in production under the Veuve C. Vacheron & Co name as it is also engraved Vacheron & Constantin on the cuvette and was therefore started and finished during the transitional period of the name change from Veuve C. Vacheron to Vacheron & Constantin.