Swiss gentleman’s minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1900

Gold open faced pocket watch by Louis Gallopin & Cie / Victorin Piguet
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A Swiss very fine gentleman’s Geneva minute repeating pocket watch, circa 1900.
18 Carat gold, polished, “à goutte” (water drop shaped) case with engraved monogram “RS”, badge and motto: “Virescit Vulnere Virtus” (“Courage grows strong at a wound”) of the Clan Stewart, numbered and signed gold dome, case maker’s punch mark “MP” and slide for repeating mechanism. Signed enamel dial with Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and blued spade hands. Bridge movement, nickel silver, with “Geneva striping” decoration,  two hammers / two gongs, gold train, wolf’s teeth winding wheels, gold screw compensation balance and counterpoised lever.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Weight: 104 g
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Signed: L.Gallopin & Cie Succrs, de Henry Capt à Genève
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Clan Stewart Although this clan is inextricably bound up with the Royal House of Stuart, which provided kings and queens for both England and Scotland, there are highland clans, which also bear the name Stewart. However, there is no single figure that is recognized as the chief of the clan. Instead, individual branches of the clan have their own chief e.g. Andrew Francis Stewart, 17th of Appin, and Crichton-Stuart, John Colum, 7th Marquess of the County of Bute. S

As for the importance of the maker of the movement it will suffice to recall that some of the most complicated watches by Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin, including Packard’s tourbillion Clock Watch, had movements made by Victorin Piguet.