Large Swiss 18K gold hunting cased pocket chronometer Circa 1880

Gold full hunter chronometer by Lequin & Yersin
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A large and heavy Swiss 18 carat gold hunting cased pocket chronometer made for the Spanish market, circa 1880. Fine bridge movement with a spring detent chronometer escapement, a large gold screw compensation balance and blued, cylindrical balance spring. White enamel dial with Roman hours, an outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and spade & whip hands. The case is engine turned on both sides with florally engraved bezels and a reeded band, a central blank cartouche on the front, an engraved star on the back. Dial and movement signed, case numbered twice.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 148 g
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Signed: Lequin & Yersin Fleurier Suisse
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Lequin & Yersin was based in Fleurier, Switzerland, and also had a branch in Turin, Italy. The company was best known for producing Chinese duplex watches in the first half of the 19th century.