Fine, heavy Swiss gold complicated lever watch Circa 1890

Hunting cased minute repeating split seconds chronograph by Meylan
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A fine, heavy Swiss 18 carat gold hunting cased minute repeating split seconds chronograph with perpetual calendar and moon phases, circa 1890. Tiered à goutte case with finely engraved noble family crest, slide for repeating mechanism. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman hours, sunken auxiliary seconds, sunken day, date and month indication with leap year compensation, cobalt blue enamelled moon phase disc with inlaid golden stars and moon, blued Breguet hands.  Rhodium plated 3/4 plate movement, fausses côtes decoration, bevelled steel chronograph parts, ratchet wheel, bevelled double hand tong with polished bevelling, separate ratchet wheel for split seconds chronograph, two hammers, two gongs, screwed gold chatons, gold screwed compensation balance, blued balance spring, index spring fine adjusting device, counterpoised lever, ruby endstone on balance, lever and escape wheel.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 190 g
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Signed: Ch.H. Meylan à Brassus