Swiss minute repeating pocket watch with chronograph Circa 1890

Silver full hunter repeating lever by Georges Favre-Jacot
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A unique Swiss silver and enamel hunting cased minute repeating pocket watch with a chronograph made for the Chinese market, circa 1890. The silver case of this timepiece is adorned with two Chinese zodiac signs made of opaque and translucent enamel. On the obverse side, there is a depiction of an angry Chinese dragon, while on the reverse side, there is an angry rooster. The watch’s dial features a photograph of a young girl in a contemporary Chinese costume. It has Roman radial hours, an outer minutes/seconds track with Arabic numerals in five second intervals, a subsidiary dial for the seconds, a central chronograph hand and gold spade hands. The watch has a divided 2/3 plate movement, two hammers, two gongs, a lever escapement and a screw compensation balance.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 144 g
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Signed: Georges Favre Jacot
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Georges Favre-Jacot was born in 1843. In 1865, at only 22, he founded the “Fabrique des Billodes” in Le Locle, which later became the well known watch brand Zenith. First, he made precision pocket watches that were signed with his name. Around 1900, the product range was expanded. Deck chronometers, table clocks, precision pendulum clocks, and later also, marine chronometers were manufactured. Georges Favre-Jacot died on May 19, 1917.