Swiss ladies pocket watch with music movement Circa 1820

Gold open faced pocket watch probably from Geneva
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A rare Swiss ladies watch with striking train and music movement, circa 1820.
18 carat pink gold case with casemaker’s punch CHL and small peripheral button for music. Very fine and complicated watch movement with visible striking train mechanism and hidden music movement, originally with cylinder escapement, later with lever movement signed “CONVERTED BY T. MARTIN & CO.”( SUCCESSOR TO LONDON BRANCH OF HENRY CAPT. 151 REGENTS STREET LONDON”. Golden dial with enameled chapter ring, enameled minute rim and steel hands.
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Diameter: 37 mm
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Signed: Converted by T.Martin & Co
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Ladies’ watches with striking train and music movement are, from a technical point of view, museum collectors’ items and much rarer than men’s pocket watches with the same complications. Even a ladies’ watch with minute repeater costs sometimes 5-6 times as much as the matching men’s model. According to our research, it is the smallest pocket watch with a striking train and music movement of this quality, which was previously offered in auction.