Swiss hunting cased minute repeating keyless lever watch Circa 1900

Gold Full Hunter repeating watch by H. Moser & Cie.
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A Swiss gold hunting cased minute repeating keyless lever watch, circa 1900. Damascened movement with intricate jewel settings, featuring a lever escapement and wolf’s tooth winding. It includes a bimetallic compensation balance and two polished steel hammers that chime on coiled gongs, stamped with the H. Moser mark. The white enamel dial displays Roman numerals, an outer minute track, and subsidiary seconds dial, complemented by blued steel moon hands. It is signed Hy Moser & Cie. The 14 carat gold case features engine turned covers, with both the case and gold cuvette signed and numbered Hy Moser & Cie, No. 25162.
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Diameter: 52.5 mm
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Signed: Hy Moser & Cie.
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The movement is operational and consistent. The striking mechanism is slowing and may need servicing. The dial remains in good condition, while the case shows scuffs but retains well-defined engine-turning.
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Moser & Cie is a trademark of Moser Schaffhausen AG, a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer. The original H. Moser & Cie was founded in 1828 by the independent watchmaker Heinrich Moser in St. Petersburg, Russia. Notable early clients included the Russian princes and members of the Russian Imperial Court. Vladimir Lenin also owned a Moser watch. After Moser died in 1874, the company was sold, and its business in Russia was dispossessed in 1918 due to the October Revolution.
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In 1953, H. Moser & Cie continued its business in Le Locle, Switzerland, where it shifted its focus from pocket watches to wristwatches. Due to the quartz crisis, H. Moser & Cie became a part of the Dixi Mechanique Group, and the original brand name was dropped. In 2002, Moser Schaffhausen AG was founded by Dr Jürgen Lange together with Heinrich Moser’s great grandson Roger Nicholas Balsiger, and the brand H. Moser & Cie was formally relaunched in 2005. Since 2012, Moser Schaffhausen AG has been a subsidiary of the MELB Holding Group of the Meylan family in Switzerland.