Swiss split-seconds chronograph with diablotine Circa 1880

Gold full hunter watch with seconde foudroyante by A.Huguenin & Sons
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An attractive Swiss pocket watch with a stoppable quarter-second, Seconde Foudroyante, independent centre second, and split second, housed in a heavy hunting case, circa 1880. The exquisite timepiece features an engine-turned 18K gold case and a cuvette adorned with a dedication engraving Given to DL Lockerby by Kirk Lockerby & Co in 1882. It also includes a signed enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, an outer track for minutes and seconds with Arabic numerals for every five minutes and seconds, a small dial with a flying fourth of a second indicator known as seconde foudroyante, and elegant blued steel spade hands. The bridge movement features a lever escapement and screw compensation balance.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 129 g
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Signed: A.Huguenin & Sons Locle
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Huguenin & Fils was founded in the mid-19th century in Le Locle, Switzerland, by Adolphe Huguenin. They exhibited watches and chronometers at the International Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876. The firm registered its name in 1880 as required by the 1879 law with the trademark ‘A. Huguenin & Sons, Locle’ and for chronometers ‘A. Huguenin & Fils’.
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Seconde foudroyante (jumping seconds): hand which, every second, completes one revolution around a special dial or jumps 4 or 5 times per second. Syn. or equiv.: diablotine.