Fine Swiss 18K gold minute repeating keyless watch Circa 1870

Gold hunting cased pocket watch 
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A fine Swiss, 18K gold, minute repeating, hunting cased keyless pocket watch, circa 1870. A massive case with engine-turned covers and a reeded band, a dedication dated 1874 engraved inside the front cover. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border, glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold paste-set hands. A rhodium-plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, gold wheel train, 31 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band. Dial, cuvette and movement signed.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Signed: George Reymond  Vallée de Joux, Switzerland
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George Reymond
This firm specialized in fine horology and jewels between 1860 and 1878/9. In 1865 the firm deposited two chronometers at the Neuchatel Observatory, both received certificates. In 1878/9, B. Haas Jeune of Geneva won two bronze medals at the Geneva Chronometer Contest with pieces timed by George Reymond.