Swiss Niello-silver repeating pocket watch Circa 1820

Minute repeating Carillon pocket watch by Robert Melly & Co.
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An extraordinary Swiss minute repeating Carillon pocket watch in a Niello-silver case, circa 1820.
The Niello silver case is lavishly florally decorated and has a case maker’s punch mark DLM. The enamel dial has Arabic hours and gold Breguet hands. And the frosted gilt full plate movement is keywind and has three hammers / three gongs, one barrel for going train, one open barrel for striking train, a cylinder escapement with steel cylinder wheel, and a three-arm gold balance and regulation with bimetallic temperature compensation slat.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 122 g
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Signed: Robert Melly et Cie.
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Robert Melly & Co, Swiss watch manufacture
No doubt founded by one of the Melly dynasty, possibly Jean Robert Melly as a new company. The firm of Jean Robert Melly and Henri Martin, Frères Melly & Martin called, was by Martin’s escape to 1800 again Frères Melly renamed and stayed until around 1844 still in operation.