Swiss gold open faced minute repeater watch Circa 1915

Gold watch with a monogram on the backside
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Exquisite gentlemen’s pocket watch with minute repeater by LeCoultre & Cie. and G. Braillard,  Chaux de Fonds, circa 1915.
An 18 carat gold “à goutte” hunting cased pocket watch, nobility monogram with seven point crown on the backside, formerly nobleman’s possession. Case punch G. Braillard, La Chaux-de-Fonds, very fine precision lever movement with minute repeater, caliber LeCoultre, decorative, gilded dial and blued steel hand. Very fine quality, very beautiful condition of preservation, in working order, old leather case.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 100 g
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Signed: G. Braillard  la Chaux- de-Fonds

             LeCoultre & Cie
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Braillard
The history of G. Braillard (later operating as G. Braillard & Frères) is a classic example of a high-end Swiss établisseur (finisher and assembly house) that flourished during the golden era of Swiss pocket watches in the late 19^th and early 20^th  centuries.

Rather than mass-manufacturing raw movements from scratch, Braillard carved out a highly respected niche by sourcing elite mechanisms and transforming them into luxury, exhibition worthy timepieces.

No formal business partnership or corporate merger existed between LeCoultre & Cie and G. Braillard. However, they operated within the same late 19^th to early 20^th century Swiss watchmaking ecosystem, which frequently involved standard supply chain transactions.