Swiss 18K gold hunting cased minute repeater Circa 1890

Gold lever keyless wind pocket watch
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A Swiss 18k gold minute repeating hunting cased keyless pocket watch, circa 1890. A polished case, the front cover engraved with a monogram AB, the back cover with engraved coat of arms, crest and motto Deus Amici et Nos (God, Our Friends, and Ourselves) hinged gold cuvette. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer gold dot minute divisions and blue Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds and gilt Loui’s hands. A rhodium-plated movement, 29 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band.
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Diameter: 36,5 mm
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Signed: No name
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The motto Deus Amici et Nos is of the Pell family of New York City.