Swiss split-seconds chronograph with two time zones Circa 1881

Rare gold gentleman’s Geneva watch by Fritz Piguet & Bachmann
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A rare Geneva gentleman’s Chronometre pocket watch with two time zones and split-seconds chronograph, circa 1881.
18 Carat rose gold, polished, à goutte, tiered case with a numbered and signed gold dome with engraving, and pushers for split-seconds chronograph at 9 and in the crown. Signed enamel dial with two subsidiary dials indicating the two time zones with radial Roman hours (left side) and Arabic hours (right side), auxiliary seconds, and spade hands. Nickel-plated bridge movement with Geneva Stripes decoration, two barrels with tandem winding and two mirror-polished clicks on the top, index spring fine adjusting device, gold screw compensation balance, and counterpoised lever.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 109 g
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Signed: Fritz Piguet & Bachmann à Genève
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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.