Swiss minute repeating chronograph with calendar Circa 1900

Gold open faced triple date pocket watch
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A heavy and large Swiss minute repeating chronograph moon phase calendar in a gold full hunter case with three 18 carat gold lids made by Le Phare, circa 1900. It features an 18 carat gold, polished, à goutte (water drop shape) case with an engraved gold dome, Répétition à Minutes Phase de Lune Chronographe, Triple Quantième Phases de Lune, chronograph pusher at 2 o’clock, pusher for repetition at six o’clock, and glazed movement. The enamel dial has Roman hours, date indicator, windows for the month and day, auxiliary seconds, cobalt blue enamelled moon phase disc with inlaid golden moon and stars, and Louis XV hands. The 1/2 plate movement is frosted and gilt, with mirror polished and bevelled chronograph steel parts, ratchet wheel, two hammers, two gongs, governor for repetition, screw compensation balance, and screwed on regulator scale.
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Diameter: 59 mm
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Weight: 158 g
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Signed: Le Phare
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The LE PHARE watch manufacturer
Founded in 1888 at Le Locle high in the Neuchâtel mountains, the LE PHARE watch factory, which created the JEAN D’EVE watch range, has left its mark on Swiss watchmaking. From as early as 1889, its watches won the most eminent prizes: a gold medal at the National Exhibition of 1896 in Geneva, following one in 1889 at the Great Universal Exhibition in Paris.