Swiss 18 carat gold and enamel à goutte case repeater watch Circa 1880

Watch with pearls and diamonds and figure automaton
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An extremely rare gold and enamel full hunter cased watch with pearls, diamonds and figure automaton with repeater, made for the Indian market by Favre-Leuba & Co. in Grenchen, Switzerland, circa 1880. The numbered full hunter case of this watch was crafted from 18 carat gold, is punched inside with the maker’s mark and both sides are magnificently engraved. The glazed dial has a white enamel ring with Roman hour numerals, a beautiful automaton with two putti striking bells on a black enamel background in the center and gold hands. The fine quality movement has an exquisite precision lever escapement, a quarter hour repeater, an automaton, screwed gold chatons and wolf’s toothing.
The case, dial and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 135 g
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Signed: Favre Leuba & C^O Bombay & Calcutta
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Favre-Leuba
Favre-Leuba is a Swiss luxury wristwatch manufacturer headquartered in Grenchen, Switzerland and formerly a pioneer in watch design, manufacturing and distribution. The brand was established in 1737, following the registration of Abraham Favre as a watchmaker. One of his descendants, Henry-Augustus Favre, collaborated with Auguste Leuba, which led to the creation of the brand name Favre-Leuba in 1815, but the Favre-Leuba family was forced to sell the company’s name in 1985 due to the ongoing quartz crisis, which made manufacturing watches more difficult.
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The company has collaborated and supported numerous mountaineers, as their Bivouac watches feature an altimeter and an aneroid barometer. Favre-Leuba is the second oldest watch brand in the world, with Blancpain having been founded two years earlier in 1735.
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From 2011 to 2023, the brand was owned by Titan Company, the watch manufacturing company of the Tata Group. The brand was later acquired by Silvercity brands.