Swiss silver-gilt garnet-set repeating clock watch Circa 1890

Silver-gilt repeating clock watch made for the Chinese market
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A Swiss key-winding unusual silver-gilt and garnet set quarter repeating clock watch with centre seconds made for the Chinese market, circa 1890. Jewelled lever two-train movement with bimetallic balance and overcoiled spring, 3 polished hammers striking on gongs, push button at three o’clock for quarter repeating.
White enamel dial with black Roman numerals and outer seconds chapter, gilt and paste-set hands, subsidiary seconds at 6. Gilt metal plated case, the back set with garnets in the shape of a star, reeded band, dial signed.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Signed: J. Ullmann & Co Hong Kong
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J. Ullmann and Co’s offices in Shanghai were located at No. 564 Nanking Road, inside the French Concession in Tientsin and at 74 Queens Road, Hong Kong, circa 1890-1910.

Jacques Ullmann had shops in Fleurier, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tientsin, Paris and Vladivostock. The main factory was located in Fleurier whilst the headquarters were in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, with a distribution centre in Hong Kong and with storefronts in other major cities in the Far East.