Swiss gold lever with eight-day power reserve indication Circa 1920

Gold watch made for G.W. Fairchild & Sons
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A fine and rare Swiss 18 carat gold open faced eight-day going keyless lever pocket watch with power reserve indication, circa 1920. Made for G.W. Fairchild & Sons Inc., Bridgeport, Connecticut. A polished case, semi-concealed hinge and a hinged gold cuvette. White enamel dial, radial dauphine numerals, outer minute track, power reserve indication at 12, subsidiary seconds and blued steel Breguet hands. A rhodium-plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with eight adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometre regulator, eight-day power via an additional wheel. Dial, case and movement signed.
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Diameter: 43 mm
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Signed: Agassiz Watch Co. Swiss
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The case is slightly scratched, and the movement plating deteriorates, the dial is chipped and has some decoration of hairlines.
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Agassiz Watch Co. S.A. was founded in 1876 and specialized in high-quality watches. A new calibre was designed based on regular 19”’ watch movements, smaller in diameter and as slim as technically possible. The firm designed entirely new and even thinner movements: first 17”’- 24/12th, then 20/12th and 17/12th. Later, Agassiz merged with Touchon & Co., Geneva, which specialized in very thin movements.