Swiss minute repeating hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1893

Rare gold minute repeater by Patek Philippe & Co.
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A very fine Swiss, Geneva minute repeating hunting cased pocket watch with original box, circa 1893.
Made for Adjudant George T. Cram on order from jewellers Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St. Louis, Missouri.
18-carat rose gold case, tiered and à goutte, with engraved monogram G.T.C, numbered and signed gold dome and slide for repeating mechanism. Enamel dial with letters George T. Cram for the hour markers, auxiliary seconds, dated 1893 and blued spade hands. Bridge movement, rhodium-plated and signed, with Geneva Striping decoration, two hammers / two gongs, wolf teeth winding wheels, gold screw compensation balance and counterpoised lever.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 128 g
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Signed: Patek Philippe & Co. Geneva
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There are only very few watches produced by Patek Philippe where the dials have letters instead of numerals. Pierre Reymond, who created the dial of the watch we have here, was one of the best dial makers of his time in Switzerland; this was why Patek Philippe commissioned him to make the dials of some of their most outstanding watches. George T. Cram George T. Cram served in the Americal Civil War on the side of the Union; a member of the Missouri Commandery, he entered the first New Hampshire cavalry as a second Lieutenant. During the war, he rose to the rank of Adjutant of the Rhode Island First Cavalry. At the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904, he held the position of an inspector.