English gold minute repeating lever pocket watch Circa 1880

Gold engine turned hunter
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An English 18 carat yellow gold minute repeating hunting cased keyless pocket watch, circa 1880. A polished case, the front and back cover with engine turned decoration. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the technical details. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and blued steel hands. Nickel movement, 28 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance with temperature and meantime adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed.

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Diameter: 53 mm
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Signed: Richardson & Co.  London