Swiss gold minute repeating watch with carillon Circa 1910

Gold hunting cased lever pocket watch
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A very fine and very rare Swiss, 18K gold, hunting cased, keyless, a minute repeating pocket watch with carillon Westminster chime, circa 1910. Movement by Constant Piguet, Le Sentier, Swiss. The front cover with engraved initials. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel dial, large Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands.

A gilt brass movement, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on four gongs with four hammers activated by a slide on the band. Dial movement and case numbered.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Signed: Longines  Swiss
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Carillon minute repeating watches are very rare; only a few are known with Westminster chimes. On March 20, 1896, Constant Piguet patented this system of minute-repeat with the carillon. Carillon minute repeating watches are very rare; only a few are known either with four hammer chimes of Westminster chimes. The makers that specialized in this type of watch were Constant Piguet, Eduard JeanRichard, and Victorin Piguet. The known tunes played by four hammer carillons are: Westminster chimes, the Swiss National anthem, and God Save the King. Longines was founded in 1832 by Ernest Francillon at Saint-Imier, Switzerland. The Longines name was once displayed above the analogue clocks topping many scoreboards in stadiums and baseball parks, in America, such as the clock at Yankee Stadium before its remodelling in the early 1970s, and the one at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh in later years. Longines is also famous for its ‘Aviators’ watches. It is said that Albert Einstein used a Longines pocket watch, and the company’s watches have been worn by many celebrities, including Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Billy Zane and Harry Connick Jr. The company’s motto is Elegance is an attitude.