Swiss quarter repeating half hunting cased watch Circa 1900

Gold repeating watch by Fritz Piguet & Bachman
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A Swiss decorative quarter repeating half hunting cased pocket watch, circa 1900.
The case is 18 carat gold, engraved and chased. The dial is enamel and it has a bridge movement, 2 hammers, 2 gongs and a gold screw compensation balance.
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Diameter: 52  mm
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Weight: 112 g
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Signed: Fritz Piguet & Bachmann, Geneva
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Fritz Piguet & Bachmann
The Geneva based company Fritz Piguet & Bachmann was the winner of a great many medals at international exhibitions and competitions. Company owners were Fritz Piguet and Louis Bachmann; the name was later changed to “Fritz Piguet & Bachmann, Genève, L. Bachmann successeur”. It was most famous for its highly complicated watches – in 1893 a minute repeater with moon phase, perpetual calendar and chronograph function was delivered to the king of Romania. The company’s “régleurs” were Fritz Piguet and renowned watchmaker A. Favre-Rochat. The company was taken over by Maison M. Bader in 1913.