Description

A large late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever with chronograph and moonphase calendar in a heavy gold full hunter case.  Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement.  Grained steel flyback chronograph work above the plates.  Slide quarter repeating on two steel gongs.  White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph. Subsidiaries for day, date, month and seconds combined with the moonphase below. Roman numerals, blue steel calendar and centre seconds hands, decorative pierced gilt seconds and hands.  Substantial plain 14 carat rose gold full hunter case, glazed cover to the movement and gold cuvette engraved with details of the movement.  Slide for the repeat and a small button for the chronograph in the band.