Swiss gold five minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1910

Yellow gold lever watch by Golay Fils & Stahl
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A Swiss 18 carat gold open faced keyless lever watch with five minute repeater, circa 1910. This watch features a mechanical lever movement, a champagne coloured dial adorned with Roman numerals, an outer minute track, a subsidiary seconds dial, and steel spade hands. It has a plain gold case with a hinged back, displaying an enamelled monogram. Both the case and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 34 mm
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Signed: Golay Fils & Stahl, Genève
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The case is overall in very good condition, with light surface scratches visible to the naked eye. The dial is also in very good condition. All functions are operating, and the movement is running.
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Golay Fils & Stahl.
In 1895, David Auguste Golay died in Geneva, and his sons David Louis Golay and Joseph Pierre Golay took over the company. Louis became a jeweller and representative of the A. Golay-Leresche company in Paris at 2 Rue de la Paix. Pierre became a watchmaker and later managed the company in Geneva. The brothers partnered with Edouard Stahl in 1896. Between 1896 and 1906, the company was renamed Golay Fils & Stahl and later Golay Fils & Stahl Successors. In addition to the well known companies Patek Philippe and Vacheron & Constantin, they also manufactured excellent Geneva pocket watches. Their excellent gold and enamel timepieces are highly traded today. Alongside Patek Philippe, Golay was one of the few Geneva-based manufacturers of these unique watches that featured Geneva signatures.