Swiss grande and petite sonnerie lever clock watch Circa 1890

Gold, enamel and diamond-set repeating full hunter 
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A very fine Swiss 18K gold, enamel and diamond-set hunting cased two train quarter repeating grande and petite sonnerie keyless lever clock watch, circa 1890. Made on special order for Nawab Bahadur Khanji. Solid case, the back cover with a painted on enamel portrait of Nawab Bahadur Khanji signed A.C. for Amédée Champod, a rose-cut diamond-set monogram HB on the front, the band and bezels engraved with a repeated pattern. Hinged gold cuvette with a second polychrome enamel portrait, glazed gold bezel below the cuvette to view the movement.
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White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and blued steel spade hands. A nickel movement, Geneva striping decoration, 31 jewels, tandem winding, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, striking and repeating on two gongs activated by a slide in the band, silence/striking lever at 12 o’clock, a lever for changing from grande to petite sonnerie at 6 o’clock. Case stamped J & Co.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Signed: No name
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The movement is slightly oxidized.
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P. Amédée Champod (1834-1913) was one of the most celebrated enamel painters of the end of the 19th century, he specialized in portraits of important personalities from the Orient as well as Europe, notably a portrait of Pope Pius IX. He also painted fine landscapes and hunting scenes for the Chinese and Indian markets. He worked for Bovet, Vaucher, Vrard and Courvoisier Frères, among others. His technique was outstanding and his portraits could today be compared with the most accurate colour photographs.