French 18K yellow gold repeating pocket watch Circa 1900

Gold open faced lever watch
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A French 18 carat yellow gold quarter repeating pocket watch made for Ory Nousse in Dijon, circa 1900. It has a hand wound mechanical movement with a standard lever escapement. The white enamel dial shows painted black Roman numerals for the hours, outer Arabic numerals at five minute intervals, a railway minute track, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock, and ornate gold Louis XV style hands. The watch has a round, solid gold open faced case with a fluted crown, a round bow, a signed inner back gold cuvette engraved Ory Nousse à Dijon, and a case back adorned with an intertwined monogram of stylised initials in applied decoration.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Weight: 101.5 g
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Signed: Ory Nousse à Dijon