Swiss extremely rare gold ladies’ pocket watch Circa 1895

Gold double sided lever watch 
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A numbered extremely rare hunting cased double sided ladies’ pocket watch made for the Russian market by Jules Monard in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1895. The case of this watch is crafted from 14 carat gold and has a spring cover mechanism on both sides. The white enamel dial on the front has Roman hours, outer minute divisions, Arabic five minute numerals, sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and spade hands, on the skeletonized reverse a very rare calendar featuring a chapter ring with the days of the week in Cyrillic and a further outer ring with the date. The movement has a fine Swiss lever escapement.
The dial is signed.
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Diameter: 36 mm
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Weight: 42 g
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Signed: Monard
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This type of calendar watch is extremely rare in a women’s size!
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Jules Monard
Jules Monard (March 5th, 1852 – April 24th, 1928) was a Geneva based pocket watchmaker, active from the late 19^th to early 20^th century and known for making high quality watches. He established his workshop on 30 Rue Stand and was involved in registering patents for two calibers in August 1904. His most productive years spanned from 1885 to 1920, during which he produced a variety of timepieces, focusing on pocket watches.