Heavy Swiss pink gold minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1900

Gold hunting cased pocket watch by C.H. Meylan
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A fine, heavy Swiss minute repeating hunting cased pocket watch, circa 1900.
18-carat pink gold à goutte case with an engraved monogram on the front and back lid and a gold dome. Signed enamel dial with radial Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds, and blued spade hands. Bridge movement, ébauche: LeCoultre, German silver, “Geneva striping” decoration, adjusted, 31 jewels, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, screwed gold chatons, wolfteeth winding wheels, gold screw compensation balance, index spring fine adjusting device, counterpoised lever.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Weight: 134 g
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Signed: C.H. Meylan à Brassus
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H. Meylan was founded in 1880 in Brassus. In 1894 it received the First Prize at the Geneva Observatory Timing Contest. American Waltham, at the time the largest in the world watch company, chose Meylan to design and make their repeating watches. This repeater is of the highest grade. The ebauche Meylanbought from LeCoultre but finished himself to the highest standard. The same ebauche LeCoultre supplied to Vacheron Constantin.
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Ébauche
An unfinished movement sold as such. Until circa 1850, an ébauche comprised only the plate, bridges, fusee and barrel. It was known as a blanc and was finished at the établissage.
The modern ébauche is a watch movement, with or without jewels but always without its regulating organ, mainspring, dial and hands. It is also known as a blanc roulant.