Swiss lady’s extremely rare gold enamel pocket watch Circa 1893

Full hunter cased pocket watch by Patek Philippe & Co.  
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A lady’s very fine, extremely rare Geneva gold enamel full hunter cased pocket watch with silk lined Patek Philippe exotic wooden box and Patek Philippe extract from the archives, circa 1893. Sold on December 14th, 1893, a gift to the daughter of the Californian “Water King”, a prosperous nineteenth century businessman.
18 Carat gold case; front with very fine enamel painting of the personification of the “Day” on engine turned radial decoration with translucent pink coloured enamelling; back with the personification of the “Night” on an engine turned base with translucent blue enamelling; the band and bezel with vermicelli engravings, partly enamelled; gold cuvette with dedication engraving: “E. H. Chabot Oakland, Cal.”. Signed enamel dial with radial Arabic hours and gold Louis XVhands. Bridge movement, signed “Geo. C. Shreve & Co., San Francisco”, rhodium plated, “Patent 2680”, with Geneva striping decoration, wolf’s teeth winding wheels, gold screw compensation balance and counterpoised “Moustache” lever.
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Diameter: 33 mm
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Weight: 43 g
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Signed: Geo. C. Shreve & Co., San Francisco
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Extract from the St. Paul Daily Globe, October 06, 1889: “GIRLS WITH FORTUNES” – Pretty San Francisco Heiresses Who Have Plenty of Ducats: “Miss E. H. Chabot usually called Nellie, a very pretty and graceful girl, whose father, now dead, owned Lake Chabot in Oakland.” Anthony Chabot (1813 – 1888) Chabot was a nineteenth century businessman and entrepreneur, notable for his contribution to developing hydraulic mining and for building water systems, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, so much that he became known as the “Water King”. Today there is Anthony Chabot Regional Park and Lake Chabot which offer a number of activities.