Heavy Swiss minute repeater for the Hispanic market Circa 1880

Gold hunting cased minute repeating lever watch
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A fine Swiss 18 carat gold extraordinary Renaissance-style magnificent hunting cased minute repeating keyless lever pocket watch made for the Hispanic market, circa 1880. Rhodium-plated glazed movement, 27 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Gold hinged and finely engraved cuvette with engraved border.
Silver and gold dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, outer minute track, engraved and applied with a cast gold floral decoration, original black fleur de lys hands. Case with floral and foliate engraved decoration and a cartouche on the front cover. Cuvette signed. The front opened by depressing the button in the gold pendant.
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Diameter: 55.5 mm
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Weight: 146 g
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Signed: Perrenoud & Cie. Le Locle
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Reference 0033000