Swiss gold repeater with Westminster carillon Circa 1896

Geneva minute repeating hunting case pocket
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A rare, fine Geneva minute repeating hunting case pocket watch with Westminster carillon, circa 1896. 18k gold case, polished, à goutte, gold dome, slide for repeating mechanism. Enamel dial, radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, blued spade hands. Bridge movement, frosted, gilt, 4 hammers, 4 gongs, “Brevet 11948” (“Montre à répétition-carillon à quatre marteaux”), gold screw compensation balance, counterpoised lever.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 124 g
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Signed:  Constant Piguet au Sentier / La Esmeralda, Mexico
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Watches with a carillon minute repeating mechanism are an extremely rare and there are only very few pieces known today that have Westminster chimes or four hammers. The design was patented as patent No. 11948 on March 20, 1896, by Constant Piguet. The two other makers who were known to have specialized in this type of watch were Eduard JeanRichard and Victorin Piguet and to the best of our knowledge only three tunes were played by the four hammer carillons, Westminster chimes, the Swiss National anthem and God Save the King.