Swiss 18 carat gold thin lépine cylinder watch Circa 1836

Pocket watch with seconds and repeater
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An interesting thin lépine pocket watch with seconds and repeater, made by Courvoisier & Cie in la Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, circa 1836. The lépine type numbered à goutte (water drop) shaped case of this watch was crafted from 18 carat gold and features an engine turned back and a numbered cuvette inscribed with movement details.
The original dial features an outer track with minute division, Roman hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at the unusual position of 3 o’clock and fine steel hands. The fine quality movement is fitted with a cylinder escapement.
The dial and cuvette are double signed and the sales box is also signed.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 77 g
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Signed: Courvoisier & Co. 
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The item presented here comes in the original sales box of Franz Zimmermann, a jeweller on the Pillnitzer Straße 12 in Dresden.