Swiss gold quarter repeating precision pocket watch Circa 1880

Precision pocket watch by Fritz Piguet & Bachmann
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An almost as new Geneva quarter repeating precision pocket watch, circa 1880.
18 Carat gold, tiered, à goutte case with case maker’s punch mark F&E, signed and numbered gold dome and slide for repeating mechanism. Enamel dial with Roman radial hours, red Arabic minutes, extra seconds and blued spade hands. Bridge movement, frosted and gilt, with two hammers / two gongs, wolfteeth winding wheels, pink gold train, gold screw compensation balance, and counterpoised lever.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Weight: 110 g
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Signed: Fritz Piguet & Bachmann à Geneve
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Fritz Piguet & Bachmann
The Geneva-based company Fritz Piguet & Bachmann won many medals at international exhibitions and competitions. Company owners were Fritz Piguet and Louis Bachmann; later, the name was “Fritz Piguet & Bachmann, Genève, L. Bachmann successeur”. It was most famous for its highly complicated watches – in 1893, a minute repeater with moon phase, perpetual calendar and chronograph function was delivered to the king of Romania. The company’s “régleurs” were Fritz Piguet and renowned watchmaker A. Favre-Rochat. Maison M. Bader took over the company in 1913.