Swiss gold and enamel hunting cased repeater Circa 1975

Hunting cased minute repeating keyless lever by Comor
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A fine Swiss 18 carat gold and enamel hunting cased minute repeating keyless lever pocket watch, circa 1975. Gilt finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, minute repeating on two hammers onto two gongs, repeat activated through a push button in the band. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals, outer calibrated minute track with Arabic five-minute divisions and subsidiary seconds. Polished case, polychrome enamel miniature from David’s Consecration of Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris on 2 December 1804 to the front, the back cover with polychrome enamel miniature possibly inspired by Piotr Michalowski’s Napoleon on Horseback. Dial signed, case and movement numbered.
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Diameter: 57.8 mm
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Signed: Comor
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The Watches of Comor
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The present watch represents the finest technical and artistic traditions in the field of horology, featuring techniques such as cloisonné enamelling and complications such as minute and quarter repeating, chronographs and automata.
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The Comor Watch Company was acquired in 1970 by Dr Adolf L. Benz, who trained in horology at the Watchmakers of Switzerland Inc., in addition to his doctorate in Economics from the University of Bern. He started working in the export of watches in the 1960s and purchased Comor with the intention of making the best quality watches. In producing watches with the above-mentioned techniques and complications, he wanted only the best craftsmen in the field to produce them.
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Bringing together the best of workmanship and watchmaking, the watches of Comor can be considered works of art, making each piece enjoyable to the owner’s eye. This complicated movement dates to the early 1900s, while the case was manufactured in the 1970s or 1980s, under Dr Benz’s ownership. The movement was encased at that time as well and the enamel miniatures were painted by artisans at Comor.