Swiss 18k rose gold minute repeating keyless lever Circa 1890

Rose gold hunting cased minute repeater by Humbert & Fils
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A Swiss 18 carat rose gold hunting cased minute repeating keyless lever pocket watch, circa 1890. Nickel finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, minute repeating on two gongs on to two hammers, repeat activated through a slide in the band, wolf’s tooth winding, screwed chaton’s, glazed dust cover. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minute divisions, sunken subsidiary seconds dial and gilt hands. Engine turned case, plaque with outer scroll motif in te center to the front. Case and cuvette signed and numbered, movement numbered under dial, dial underside with hand etched number.
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Diameter: 59 mm
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Signed: Charles Humbert Fils Chaux-de-Fonds