Swiss very fine watch with one minute tourbillon Circa 1900

Gold hunting cased pocket watch by Albert Pellaton-Favre
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A very fine Swiss gentleman’s pocket watch with one minute tourbillon, circa 1900. Bridge movement, rhodium plated, fausses côtes decoration, inset mirror polished tourbillon steel cage, gold chatoned centre wheel, gold screwed compensation balance, blued balance spring. Enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds and diamond set gold crucifix hands. 18 carat gold à goutte case with gold dome.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 162 g
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Signed: No name
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Albert Pellaton-Favre (1834-1914), a native of Le Locle, was one of the principle constructors of tourbillons. He made no fewer than 82 tourbillon watches, mostly with spring detent escapement, and won prizes from the Geneva and Neuchatel Observatories. He was the father of James Pellaton, director of the Le Locle Technicum, and a fine horologer in his own right.