Swiss 18 carat gold full hunting cased watch Circa 1900

Gold full hunter lever pocket watch
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A Swiss 14 carat gold hunting cased pocket watch made by the  International Watch Company in Schaffhausen for Eduard Barth in Zürich, circa 1900. The watch features a mechanical movement with an anker escapement, compensated balance wheel and blued steel Breguet balance spring. It has a white enamel dial with black Breguet hour numerals, gold outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and spade hands, signed Ed. Barth Zürich. The smooth case has a gold cuvette and is stamped IWC.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 99 g
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Signed: Ed. Barth Zürich 
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Barth & Co. was founded in 1890 by Eduard Barth. It was a Swiss jeweller and watchmaker located at 92/94 Bahnhofstrasse in Zürich. The company was part of the Alpina Union Horlogère. 

On August 31, 1944, Eduard Barth Jr. took over the business. In 1968, Emilie Barth-Leutert (1900–1979) lived at Bahnhofstrasse 94, where the company was also registered. She was Eduard Barth’s daughter-in-law and married to Alfred Barth (1893–1931), who also ran a bookshop at the same address.

Barth & Co. supplied watches from brands such as the International Watch Company Schaffhausen, Omega and Tissot.