Swiss 18 carat gold pocket watch with pearls Circa 1830

Important watch with quarter repeater
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An important, museum quality pocket watch with Oriental pearl setting and repeater, probably made by Bautte & Moynier in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1830. The numbered, outstanding quality case of this watch was crafted from 18 carat gold and features half Oriental pearls on both sides and a pendant with two opening buttons. The rare solid gold dial features an outer minute track, Roman hour numerals in cartouches, fine engine turned decoraction, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and blued Breguet steel hands. The very fine movement is fitted with a cylinder escapement and a quarter repeater.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Weight: 59 g
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Signed: No name
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Bautte & Moynier
The firm of Bautte & Moynier à Genève was a prominent Swiss pocket watchmaker and jeweler that operated as a formal partnership for a brief, but highly influential, period in the early 19^th century.