French gold repeater decorated with enamel coat of arms Circa 1890

Gold and enamel repeating keyless lever
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A very fine and rare French 18K yellow gold and enamel minute repeating keyless lever pocket watch, circa 1890. Retailed by Auger, Joaillier Bijoutier, Place des Victoires, Paris. A massive, polished case, the back cover decorated with a painted enamel coat of arms on a light blue background. Hinged gold cuvette.
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White enamel dial with radial Roman hours, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds, gold spade hands. A rhodium-plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, 23 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Signed on the front plate beneath the dial, signed by the retailer on the cuvette.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Signed: B. Poitevin Paris