Elegant Swiss gold half hunting cased pendant watch Circa 1880

Gold and enamel lever lady’s watch 
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An elegant Swiss 18 Carat gold and painted-on enamel half hunting cased keyless lady’s pendant watch, circa 1880. A foliate engraved band, the front cover with an opalescent guilloche enamel chapter ring with radial blue Roman numerals, a petal form border with blue flowers and black enamel outline, foliate engraved border, the back decorated en suite with a bouquet of pink roses on an opalescent ground. Hinged gold-rimmed glazed cuvette. White enamel dial, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and gold double spade hands. A frosted gilt, bar calibre movement, 17 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.
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Diameter: 36 mm
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Signed: Fritz Piguet  Genève
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Fritz Piguet The company specialized in superbly adjusted watches and supplied ebauches to most of the major watchmakers during the middle of the 19th century, including Patek Philippe. They worked at Rue Bonnivard 10, Geneva.