Description

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating ruby cylinder with gold engine turned dial in a gold full hunter case.  Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel.  Plain cock with blue steel regulator, temperature compensation curb. Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Ruby cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs.  Fine engine turned gold dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Engine turned 18 carat full hunter case, engine turned middle.  The pendant is withdrawn from the case and turned 90 degrees before operating the repeat, glass with aperture to allow hand set.  Wound through the signed and numbered gold cuvette engraved with details of the movement.