Swiss 18 Carat gold precision repeater pocket watch Circa 1910

Precision pocket watch with minute repeater
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A very fine precision pocket watch with minute repeater, made by Touchon & Co. in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1910. The plain open faced and numbered case of this watch was crafted from 18 Carat gold. The original white enamel dial has black Arabic hour numerals, an inscribed “Swiss” subsidiary seconds dial with black Arabic numerals at six o’clock and gold hands. The numbered exquisite Geneva precision movement has a lever escapement, a minute repeater, 27 jewels and a fine adjusting device.
Case and movement have matching numbers and dial and movement are signed
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Diameter: 46.5 mm
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Weight: 68 g
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Signed: Touchon & C^o, Geneva
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Touchon & Co.
Touchon & Co. A watch manufacturer founded in 1901 that was first established in Sécheron, later in Petit-Saconnex (districts of Geneva) and subsequently at 1, Place de la Fusterie. The trademark was registered on February 2, 1907, under No. 21652. The manufacturer, which produced high quality watches, merged with Agassiz Watch Co. S.A., to launch extra slim watches on the market of 16 1/2″‘- 17/12^th, 15/12^th, 10/12^th and even 10″‘- 10/12^th. This latter movement, fitted in its case, could be concealed into a 20 dollar coin and was awarded the Gold Medal at the Paris Exhibition in 1889 and, in 1910, received the highest distinction in Brussels. The company produced these watches for Tiffany. In 1921, Touchon entered into a partnership with Wittnauer, under the new company name of Wittnauer & Cie, for the production of watches and spare parts and moved premises to 4, Rue du Mont-Blanc until 1924.