Swiss gold repeating hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1870

Gold quarter repeating lever watch
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A fine quarter repeating hunting cased pocket watch, circa 1870.
An 18k gold case, enamel dial, roman numerals, bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.
The front of this fine pocket watch shows an exquisitely fine engraved monogram MTG set with black enamel. The back shows the engraved coat of arms of an English noble family, with a rampant lion within a garter.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight:  103 g
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Signed:  Eugène LeCoultre   Genève
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The Eugène LeCoultre company was active in the second half of the 19th century and produced very fine and extremely complicated watches, some of them with perpetual calendars. In 1880 the company was awarded first prize in the chronometer test at the Geneva observatory.