Swiss gilded metal World Time lever pocket watch Circa 1960

Gilt metal open faced keyless watch 
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A Swiss gilt metal open faced keyless pocket watch with World Time indication made by Montres Luxor S.A.-Brilux in Le Locle, circa 1960. The case with a satin finished back, 24 hour AM/PM chapter ring on the face and a fluted bidirectional revolving World Time bezel engraved with the names of 67 major cities in the World. Silver coloured metallic dial with applied gilt hour indexes and gilded metal dauphine hands. A rhodium plated movement with going barrel, straight line lever escapement, Glucydur screw balance and self compensating flat hairspring, polished steel index regulator with swan neck spring and micrometric screw. Signature on the dial.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 70 g
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Signed: Brilux Swiss
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Accompanied by a leather pouch.
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Montres Luxor S.A.: The company Montres Luxor S.A. was founded in 1935 by Jean Hermann Brunner in Le Locle. This company has produced small table clocks and pocket watches with World Time indication, sold since the end of the 1950’s, under many names, for example Luxor, Brilux, but also Hermès, Paris, or Gübelin, Luzern/Lucerne. Some of the table clocks were equipped with an eight day movement, with or without an alarm. No similar wristwatch was produced by this manufacturer. Numerous other watches and clocks were manufactured in its workshops until the merger of the brand with Zenith International S.A. in 1987.