Swiss 18k yellow gold minute repeating watch Circa 1890

Gold lever watch with chronograph by Humbert-Ramuz & Co
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A heavy Swiss minute repeating hunting cased pocket watch with chronograph, circa 1890. Accompanied with box and original certificate.
The 18 Carat gold case is engine-turned with a signed gold dome and a glazed movement. The signed, enamel dial has radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, and spade hands. And the signed, finely ground, rhodium-plated, bridge movement has Geneva Stripes (fausses côtes) decoration, bevelled chronograph steel parts, ratchet wheel, two hammers / two gongs, Brevet, governor for repetition, wolf teeth winding wheels, screw compensation balance, and index spring fine adjusting device.
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Diameter: 58 mm
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Weight: 142 g
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Signed: Humbert Ramuz & Co., Chaux de Fonds
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Humbert-Ramuz & Co.
Humbert-Ramuz & Co. was established in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1842. It specialized in making ebauches for other companies exemplified, for instance, by a watch in La Chaux-de-Fonds Museum made for Auguste Vuilleis.
On rare occasions, when a watch was exceptional or made for an exposition, the company would market it under its name. The Science Museum in London, for instance, has a Humbert-Ramuz watch with an unusual winding system.