Swiss 18 Carat gold minute repeating chronograph Circa 1910

Gold minute repeating chronograph watch
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A  Swiss minute repeating chronograph in a gold full hunter case with three 14 Carat gold lids, circa 1910. Probably Le Phare at Le locle .Gilt three quarter plate keyless glazed movement with going barrel. Polished steel chronograph work above the plate. Plain balance cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel hairspring. Lever escapement. Push button for minute repeating on two polished steel gongs, visible rotating train governor. White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph Subsidiaries for seconds. Black Arabic numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Engine turned gold full hunter case, buttons in the band for the repeat and chronograph. The front bezel opened by pressing a button in the gold pendant.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 116 g
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Signed: No Name
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The LE PHARE watch manufactory
Founded in 1888 at Le Locle high in the Neuchatel mountains, the LE PHARE watch manufactory, which later on gave birth to the JEAN D’EVE watch range, has left its mark on the story of Swiss watchmaking. Indeed, from as early as 1889 its watches were rewarded by the most eminent prizes: Gold medal at the National Exhibition of 1896 in Geneva followed that of 1889 at the Great Universal Exhibition in Paris.
In 1897 came the silent regulator, a veritable technological marvel which overcame the problems of humming that beset repeater watches of the day. This brought another gold medal for LE PHARE at the Paris Great Exhibition of 1900. The company, not content to rest on its laurels, continued to develop and in 1970 was the second largest producer of chronograph watches in Switzerland!  The strategy of the management is to take maximum advantage of this remarkable know how to develop new ways of measuring time.