Swiss silver marksman’s watch Tir Cantonal Vaud Circa 1928

Marksman’s watch with lever escapement
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An unusual marksman’s watch, made for the Tir Cantonal Vaudois in Payerne by Manufacture d’horlogerie A. Reymond SA in Tramelan, Switzerland, circa 1928. The case of this watch was crafted from silver by the Huguenin Frères and features a relief of a marksman on the back lid. The excellently preserved dial features gold Breguet hour numerals for 1 to 12 o’clock, Arabic hour numerals for 13 to 24 o’clock, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and gold hands. The very fine, probably Piguet movement is equipped with a lever escapement and a fine adjustment.
The case and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 73 g
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Signed: ARSA
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Huguenin Frères
Huguenin Frères was founded in 1868 in Le Locle, Switzerland, by brothers Fritz Huguenin, an engraver and Albert Huguenin, a guillocheur (engine turner). Originally a small workshop specializing in the artistic decoration of watch cases, they became world renowned for their mastery of the Niello technique, a process used to give silver watch cases a striking black finish.
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Auguste Reymond
The ARSA watch brand (short for Auguste Reymond SA) was founded and originally owned by Auguste Reymond (1898 -1933). Auguste Reymond established his watchmaking workshop in 1898 in Tramelan, Switzerland and officially registered ARSA as a brand name In 1921.