Swiss gold and enamel repeating Art Deco dress watch Circa 1930

Art Deco minute repeater by Charles Barbezat-Baillot/Le Phare
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A Swiss two-colour gold and enamel Art Deco minute repeating keyless-winding dress watch, circa 1930.
Rhodium-plated movement, lever escapement, one horological complication: – Minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 6 o’clock). Silver colour dial with suspended applied yellow gold Breguet-style numerals, outer minutes track, subsidiary dial for the seconds, and original cathedral hands. Round-shaped 18K white gold, 18K yellow gold and enamel case, case back and bezel black enamelled in champlevé with friezes.
The dial is signed.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Signed: Le Phare
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Charles Barbezat-Baillot, Le Locle
The company C. Barbezat-Baillot was founded by Charles Barbezat-Baillot (1847-1938). He was the elder brother of Henri Barbezat-Bôle (1851-1921), the founder of H. Barbezat-Bôle S.A., Le Locle.
Charles Barbezat-Baillot holds many invention patents related to watchmaking and registers numerous trademarks: Trusty, Le Phare, Dix, Fix Watch Co., etc.