Swiss minute repeating hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1900

Gold full hunter watch by Girard-Perregaux
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A unique Swiss hunting cased pocket watch with a minute repeater, circa 1900. The 18K gold case is exquisitely adorned with a rural scene, featuring a farmer sowing his field at sunrise, symbolized by a large diamond. The enamel dial showcases Breguet-style radial hours, an outer minutes track, a subsidiary dial for the seconds, and elegant gold Louis XV-style hands. The watch also boasts a bridge movement with two hammers/two gongs, a lever escapement, and a screw compensation balance. It comes with its original mahogany case embellished with mother-of-pearl inlay.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 122 g
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Signed: Girard-Perregaux Chaux-de-Fonds
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Girard-Perregaux SA is a luxury Swiss watch manufacturer with its origins dating back to 1791. In 2022, the management of Girard-Perregaux completed a management buyout from the French luxury group Kering. Headquartered in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the company opened the Girard-Perregaux Museum near its headquarters in Villa Marguerite in 1999. It is best known for the historic tourbillon with three gold bridges, which was awarded a gold medal at the 1889 International Exposition in Paris soon after the launch of the watch. Other notable models from the company include the collection 1966, Vintage 1945 and models such as the Tri-Axial tourbillon and Laureato, an icon inspired by the 70s.