Swiss gold complicated watch for the Russian market Circa 1900

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Kenmerk
TA5327
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 9.000
Price sold
€ 4.150

Gold watch with six horological complications
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A Swiss 14 carat pink gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch with six horological complications made by Borel Fils & Cie in Neuchâtel, circa 1900. A minute repeater with chronograph, triple date, days of the week, month of the year and moon phases. The cover and case back are engine turned. A white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer minute track, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and yellow gold spade hands. A rhodium plated movement, made by E. Mathey-Tissot & Cie, Le Locle. Straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, index regulator, repeater work with centrifugal governor, and chronograph work on the top plate. Signature on the dial, case and movement.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 140 g
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Signed: Borel Fils & Cie, Neuchâtel
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Accompanied by a copy of the invention patent.
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Six horological complications:
-Minute repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide located on the case band at 6 o’clock)

-1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single olive shaped push piece located on the case band at 12 o’clock)
-Half instantaneous date of the month (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
-Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; indications given in Russian)
-Month of the year (aperture at 12 o’clock; indications given in Russian)
-Phases of the moon (aperture at 6 o’clock)

Signed: Borel Fils & Cie, Neuchâtel

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