Swiss repeating watch with musical movement Circa 1810

Gold quarter repeating pocket watch
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A fine quarter repeating Swiss pocket watch with musical movement, circa 1810.
The case is 18 carat rose gold with a case maker punch mark: “FLP”. The dial is white enamel, and the movement is full plate, it also has key wind, 2 barrels, 2 hammers, 2 gongs, a musical disc movement with steel blades, a mirror-polished steel parts, a cylinder failure and a three-armed ring balance.
During an auction in May 2011, this pocket watch was presented with an identical movement, which was signed Dubois & fils, Le Locle; it was then sold for EUR 10,600.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 140 g
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Signed: Dubois & fils, Le Locle
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Du Bois & Fils
In 1785 Philippe Du Bois and his sons founded the Du Bois & Fils 1785 watch company at the family seat in Le Locle. Du Bois had already established extensive business connections all over Europe and America as a cloth merchant, which made things much easier for the start-up watch company. During the 19th century Du Bois & Fils opened branches in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States and business boomed. Due to its proximity to the trade fairs the German Frankfurt branch was particularly important.