Swiss gold repeating watch with chronograph Circa 1880

Gold repeating chronograph by Borel & Courvoisier
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A heavy minute repeating Swiss gentleman’s pocket watch with chronograph and box, circa 1880.
Polished 18-carat pink gold case with glazed movement. White signed enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours, subsidiary dial for the Arabic seconds, outer minute track and concentric fifth of a second track with Arabic 25 second numerals up to 300, centre chronograph hand, and gold spade hands. Bridge movement, two hammers, two gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 131 g
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Signed: Borel & Courvoisier, Neuchatel
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The polished and bevelled steel parts, the outstanding condition of the pink gold case, the smooth operation of the single pusher chronograph, the exquisite dial and the deep sound of the gongs the combination of all these characteristics attest to the outstanding quality of this watch and the appreciation which it was shown by its previous owners.