Swiss gold watch decorated with the cypher of King Carlos Circa 1900

Gold hunting cased lever pocket watch
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A fine and rare Swiss, thin, 14K gold and enamel, hunting cased, keyless pocket watch decorated with the cypher of King Carlos I of Portugal, circa 1900. Presentation Watch by Golay Fils & Stahl, Geneve. Made for presentation by King Carlos I of Portugal. A polished case, the front cover decorated with the cypher of King Carlos I in translucent Royal blue champlevé enamel below the Portuguese crown decorated with black and red enamel. Hinged gilt metal cuvette. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Pierced gold scroll hands. A frosted gilt movement, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Signed: Golay Fils & Stahl  Genève
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Carlos I, King of Portugal (1863-1908)
Was the son of King Luis and Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, he became king on October 19, 1889. An intelligent but vastly extravagant man, Carlos’s policies, wastefulness and extramarital affairs discredited the Portuguese monarchy. On February 1, 1908, the royal family was the victim of an assassination plot. Shots were fired from the crowd by at least two men. The king died immediately, his heir Luís Filipe was mortally wounded, and Prince Manuel was hit in the arm. Several days later Manuel was acclaimed king of Portugal.