Swiss lever watch with visible built in music box Circa 2000

Gilt metal musical pocket watch 
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A fine and large Swiss gilt metal open faced keyless lever pocket watch with a visible built-in music box, circa 2000. Accompanied by the original box.
Massive, polished bassine case with a hinged engine-turned back. Silver engine-turned dial with printed radial Roman numerals on a brushed reserve, an aperture above 6 o’clock to view the music box mechanism and blued steel Breguet hands.
Gilt-brass keyless movement, the musical train with a pinned cylinder and 17 teeth, a hand-tuned comb, start/stop button beneath the back cover, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance and a self-compensating Breguet balance spring.
Dial and case signed.
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Diameter: 64 mm
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Signed: Reuge Music Swiss made
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The origins of Reuge date back to 1865 when Charles Reuge set up a musical pocket watch shop in the Swiss Mountain town of Sainte-Croix. By 1886 his son, Albert Reuge opened a music box workshop, the company experienced success and their mechanisms were to be found in a range of products such as powder compacts and cigarette lighters. By 1930 Guido Reuge had built the Reuge factory and he guided the company for over 60 years. Today Reuge retains its historical elements still producing singing birds but moving with the times, their music boxes today come in traditional but also modern and innovative designs.