Rare Swiss gold minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1800

Gold repeating watch by Meuron & Company
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An extremely rare, heavy FSwiss gold verge watch with minute repeater, circa 1800. The watch features an 18K gold case adorned with floral decorations on the case band. It has small sound openings, a bell, and a signed dome with a spring lid. The watch has a signed verge movement and an exceptionally rare minute repeater on the bell. The original enamel dial, signed and in excellent condition, showcases Breguet-style radial hours, an outer minutes track, and an original gold hour hand (the minute hand has been replaced). While the movement remains intact, the repeater only strikes partially and requires an overhaul or repair.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 152 g
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Signed: Meuron & Company
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This 18K gold pocket watch is both impressive and extremely valuable. The version with a minute repeater on a bell is very rare.
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Meuron & Cie was a Swiss watchmaker and dealer active in Geneva, Neuchatel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, and Paris around 1800. They produced chiming clocks, automatic skeleton clocks, and pedometers. They supplied pedometer watches to Jaquet-Droz, and their watches were usually gold with pearl and enamel decorations. The company suffered a major loss in 1794 when a fire destroyed a collection of valuable Breguet watches in La Chaux-de-Fonds. They also supplied pocket watches, clocks, and travel clocks. Meuron & Cie was owned by three business partners: François Meuron, Jean-Jacques Thourneisen, and Jacques-Louis Pourtalès. They had representatives in Belgium, including Overmann Frères, Charles-Frédéric Dubois in Brussels, JC Lambrechts & Sohn in Liège, watchmakers in Antwerp, and Louis Marquis in Luxembourg.