Swiss gold resettable split seconds chronograph Circa 1865

Hunting cased watch with “seconde foudroyante” by Léopold Huguenin
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A fine and heavy Swiss hunting cased pocket watch with stoppable flying fourth of a seconds indicator “Seconde Foudroyante” and resettable center seconds with split seconds, circa 1865.
18-carat gold polished case with engraved monogram, reeded band, gold dome and glazed movement. Signed enamel dial with radial Roman hours, flying fourth of a seconds indicator “seconde foudroyante”, and blued Breguet hands. Bridge movement, nickeled, stripe decorated and tandem wind with mirror polished click on the top, with two barrels, screw compensation balance and counterpoised lever.
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Diameter: 58 mm
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Weight: 185 g
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Signed: Léopold Huguenin, Locle
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Foudryante (jumping seconds or hand) (flying seconds)
On a Chronograph, a hand that makes one rotation every second, pausing four, five, even eight times to indicate quarters, fifths or eighths of a second. Also called foudroyante.