Fine Swiss silver quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1810

Silver open faced verge watch
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A Swiss silver open faced quarter repeating key wind pocket watch made by Abraham Vacheron Girod in Geneva, circa 1810. The polished case with a fluted band. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals, an outer minute track and blued steel hands. Gilded brass movement with fusee and chain, a verge escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock, the repeater work on the main plate, under the dial, repeating the quarter hours with two hammers on two steel gongs, activated by depressing the pendant. Signature on the dial, cuvette and movement.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 132 g
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Signed: Abm Vacheron Girod à Genève
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Master watchmaker Abraham Vacheron Girod (1760-1845) was Jean-Marc Vacheron’s son.
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He took over his father’s workshop in 1785 and renamed the firm Abraham Vacheron Girod in 1786 following his marriage to Anne-Elisabeth Girod. He partnered with his brother-in-law Barthélémy Girod, representing an important early chapter in the lineage of what is known today as Vacheron Constantin SA.
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The company operated as Vacheron Girod until 1816, when Girod retired. It transitioned to Vacheron Chossat under Charles-François Chossat and then eventually, under Jean-Marc Vacheron’s grandson, Jacques-Barthélemy, welcomed François Constantin in 1819 to form Vacheron & Constantin.
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The historical name Abraham Vacheron Girod was revived by Vacheron & Constantin around 1822 as a secondary trade name for specific watch lines.