Small Swiss silver and enamel pendant watch Circa 1960

Silver open faced lever
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A Swiss silver and enamel open faced keyless lady’s pendant watch, made by Comor in La Chaux-de-Fonds, circa 1960. The case back and bezel with green translucent enamel over guilloche with a white gold rosacea motif. White lacquered dial with radial Roman numerals and blued steel Breguet hands. A gilt brass movement, going barrel, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance and self compensating flat hairspring, polished steel index regulator. Signature on the dial, case and movement.
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Diameter: 31 mm
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Weight: 22 g
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Signed: Comor, La Chaux-de-Fonds
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Comor
The already existing Swiss company Comor Watch was first registered in 1925. It was purchased by Dr Adolf L. Benz in 1970. Dr Benz registered the name Comor in Switzerland on 29 October 1970 and registered the name in the US Patent and Trademark Gazette, which was published on October 4, 1971. Dr Benz had been trained in horology at the Watchmakers of Switzerland and held a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Bern. He began his watch career by exporting watches in the 1960s and acquired Comor to make quality watches. He also assembled a cadre of skilled technicians with talents in watchmaking, watch design, and artistic embellishment. Comor watches were intended to be attractive and useful and, at the same time, to be admired as works of art.
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These objectives led to a several-year collaboration between Dr Benz’s Comor and Tiffany & Co. The designs were easy on the eye, easy to read and use, some including several complications. Design under Dr Benz took place mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. Some pieces had enamelled miniatures painted and applied in the Benz works. Comor did not produce in-house movements but used ETA calibres. Dr Benz passed away in 1992. In 1994 the Comor company was sold to Schweitzer-Uhren of Hamburg. The company was bought by Mme Cinette Robert-Nicoud in 2009. Mme Robert-Nicoud is now associated with the Dubey and Schaldenbrand watch company. The current Dubey website does not mention Comor.