Early Swiss 18k gold quarter repeating lever watch Circa 1870

Gold quarter repeating full hunter by Montandon Freres
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An early, splendour Swiss 18 carat gold quarter repeating pocket watch, circa 1870. High quality gold precision movement, solid gold wheel train, wolf’s toothing, lever escapement, repeating hours and quarter hours. White enamel dial with Roman hours, sunken subsidiary seconds and original steel Breguet hands. À goutte case, engraved with flowers. Dial signed, movement signed and numbered, case and movement with matching numbers
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 105 g
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Signed: Montandon Frères Locle
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The company Montandon Frères was founded around 1850 in Locle and produced high grade watches with various complications.