Swiss pocket watch with jumping centre seconds Circa 1840-1850

Gold pocket watch with open face by Türler
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A Swiss exquisite, engraved pocket watch with jumping centre seconds Seconde Morte, circa 1840-1850.
18-carat gold case very finely decorated with the hand engraving of an older woman giving a handout to a disabled soldier amongst rubble and ruins. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, jumping centre seconds and Breguet hands. Fine Swiss bridge movement with two barrels, three-arm steel balance, lever escapement, very fine factory quality with sapphire jewels, and key wind. Accompanied by the original box and original golden key.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 62 g
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Signed: Türler, Zurich
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Türler, Swiss watch factory and watch trade.
On February 5, 1871, the brothers Henry and César Türler founded a watch factory in Biel. Shortly after that, the first Türler collections are presented in Vienna and Pforzheim. In 1892 Arnold Türler ( 1868–1917) came to Zurich and took over the company’s fortunes. He far-sighted chose the commercial metropolis already flourishing around the turn of the century as his company headquarters and moved into new business premises in the heart of Zurich, at the Münsterhof. In 1904, César left the company. Arnold Türler opens the shop on Paradeplatz in Zurich. Early November 1907. Werner Türler, the brother of Arnold Türler, opens a Türler branch in the capital of Switzerland, at Marktgasse 29 in Bern.
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After Arnold died in 1917, the widow Frieda Türler continued to run the company with her sons Max and Franz. In 1920 Frieda Türler passed the company on to her sons. Max Türler died in 1942. After Max Türler’s death, the company expanded considerably under the management of Franz Türler and finally maintained over 60 foreign agencies.
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In the 1950s, the Türler company brought branded watches from companies such as ANGELUS and HEUER with their signature onto the market, sometimes as a single or double signature, such as HEUER TÜRLER. During this time, a few jewellers from well-known watch manufacturers were allowed to add their signatures to their watches. For example, the Milanese jeweller MARCONI was allowed to add their signature to ROLEX watches.