Swiss gold skeletonized quarter repeating watch Circa 1815

Gold gentleman’s pocket watch
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A very fine, rare, thin and large Swiss 18K rose gold open faced quarter repeating skeletonized pocket watch, circa 1815. Skeletonized, frosted gilt florally pierced and engraved full plate cylinder movement, key wind, two hammers, two gongs.
The case back with a polychrome enamel scene called Shepherdess to the fountain, pusher for repetition through the pendant.
White enamel dial with Arabic hours and outer minute divisions, the centre skeletonized, gilt Breguet hands. Dial and Movement signed.
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Diameter: 59 mm
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Signed: Robert & Courvoisier
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Robert & Courvoisier are clock and watchmakers from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1795 as a successor to J. Robert & Fils, Courvoisier. In 1770 the firm was originally established by Josué Robert (1691–1771). After Robert’s death, a year after the company was founded, the firm was renamed Josué Robert & Fils and was led by his son Louis Benjamin Robert (1732–1781). They mainly produced large clockworks, but as Benjamin’s son-in-law, Louis Courvoisier became a companion, pocket watches were put into production. When Louis Benjamin died, Louis Courvoisier became the manager of the firm. From 1787 to 1795 the firm was called J. Robert & Fils, Courvoisier. From 1795 to 1805 it was renamed Robert & Courvoisier. Since 1805 the firm’s name was Robert, Courvoisier & Cie with Philip Grandjean as a business partner. In 1852 it became Courvoisier Frères. The firm continued under the direction of various members of the Courvoisier family until the 1930s. Along with the Jaquet-Droz firm, they were the most important makers of musical clocks and around the turn of the 18^th and 19^th centuries, their portable officers’ watches were famous.