Swiss minute repeating watch with chronograph Circa 1891

Hunting cased pocket watch by Alfred Lugrin
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A Swiss minute repeating pocket watch with chronograph, circa 1891.
18 carat engine turned gold case with glazed movement and engraved monogram; a white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, centre chronograph hand, subsidiary dial for the seconds and gold Louis XV hands; bridge movement, 2 hammers, 2 gongs, Swiss patent 782 (Mécanisme de montre à répétition à minutes, système simplifié et perfectionné/Movement with minute repeater, simplified and improved system) and screw compensation balance. Dome signed.

Diameter: 54 mm

Weight: 125 g.

Signed: Alfred Lugrin
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The watches and watch movement manufactory Lemania was founded in 1884 by Alfred Lugrin (1858-1920), who had acquired his expertise as a laborer at Jaeger-LeCoultre in Le Sentier. Because of the outstanding quality of his watch movements Lugrin received top awards and gold medals at exhibitions in 1906 in Milan and in 1914 in Bern. From the beginning he had specialized in the production of chronographs, stopwatches and repeaters.
Till the year 1930 the factory had the name to Lugrin S.A., until Lugrin’s son in law Marius Meylan established the brand name Lemania Watch Co. with headquarters in L’Orient. In 1932 Lemania, Omega and Tissot joined to form the SSIH group.