Swiss 14 carat pink gold hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1890

Gold lever quality watch by Alex Hüning
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A Swiss 14-carat rose gold lever chronometer with box, circa 1890. This vintage watch features a 14-carat rose gold case with a customized monogram that is engraved on it. The case also has a gold dome and the stamp F&H indicating the maker. The enamel dial is white and has Arabic Empire numerals, a subsidiary dial for the seconds and gold Louis XV hands. The watch has a bridge movement, which is frosted and gilt; it also has wolfteeth winding wheels, a screw compensation balance, a blued balance spring, an index spring fine adjusting device, and a counterpoised Moustache lever.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 121 g
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Signed: Alexander Hüning, Genève
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Alexander Hüning (1855-1931) was most likely a native of Germany who went to Geneva around 1880 after completing his apprenticeship; he became a citizen of Geneva in 1898. In 1893, Hüning and Emile Fiebiger established the company Fiebiger & Huening at the Rue de Lévrier 13 in Geneva together, which Hüning continued on his own after Fiebiger’s death. He was particularly known for his fine, complicated pocket watches of supreme quality.