Swiss rare 14 carat gold minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1910

Gold open faced keyless lever watch
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A fine and rare Swiss 14 carat pink gold open faced pocket watch with minute repetition made by Borel Fils & Cie in Neuchâtel, circa 1910. It features a high grade mechanical crown winding gold plated movement with a lever escapement, 20 jewels, a compensation balance with a Breguet hairspring, and an integrated minute repeating mechanism. This mechanism audibly strikes the hours, quarters, and minutes on two internal steel gongs, triggered by a sliding lever on the caseband at 3 o’clock. The enamel dial shows black Arabic numerals for the hours, a fine outer minute track, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock, and pink gold Louis XV style hands. It is signed Borel Fils & Co., Neuchâtel.
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The timepiece is housed in a round three body, 14 carat solid pink gold open faced case featuring a finely engine turned reverse back cover centring a vacant circular cartouche. The case includes a matching partially engine turned solid gold inner protective cuvette bearing the engraved brand signet alongside the repetition designation, a fluted pink gold winding crown, a sturdy suspension bow, and internal case stamps matching the movement number.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 101 g
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Signed: Borel Fils & Cie Neuchâtel