Russian 14 carat gold very heavy pocket watch Circa 1900

Heavy gold watch with minute repeater and chronograph
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A heavy gold full hunter case pocket watch with minute repeater and chronograph, made by August Ericsson in St. Petersburg, Russia, circa 1900. This watch features a numbered and engine turned on both sides, 14 carat gold case with a monogram in the center of the spring lid. The enamel dial features a detailed outer chronograph 1/5th seconds track and an inner railroad style minute and hour track, both with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and gold hands. The very fine and rare top Swiss quality movement is equipped with a high grade club tooth Swiss lever escapement, screwed gold chatons, a minute repeater, a chronograph and is very well preserved.
The dial and cuvette are signed.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 141 g
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Signed: A. Ericsson
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Ericsson
August Ericsson (1842 – 1915) was a respected Swedish watchmaker and dealer based in St. Petersburg from 1865 onwards. Ericsson used only the highest quality movements such as Ulysse Nardin, IWC, Longines and even Patek Philippe and Victor Kullberg for his pocket watches and marine chronometers. He supplied watches to the Tsar’s family and the Russian navy, among others. Ericsson died in 1915.

August’s son, Alexander Ericsson (born in St. Petersburg in 1872), took over the business and succeeded his father as chronometer master in 1908.
The company continued operating until the Russian Revolution dismantled the private luxury watch trade around 1917.