Montandon Freres. A Heavy 18ct Gold Highly Engraved Keyless Lever Minute Repeater Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1880

Montandon Freres. A Heavy 18ct Gold Highly Engraved Keyless Lever Minute Repeater Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1880. The watch weighs 140grms.

Dial: The superb dial made of silver and gold decorated with a gold garland of flowers and gold flowers around the edge of the dial with black Roman numerals and the subsidiary dial at six o'clock. The original blued steel Fleur-di -Lis hands and matching second hand complimenting the dial perfectly

Case: The heavy 18ct yellow gold case highly engraved with garland of flowers to the front and back covers with a vacant cartouche to the front cover. The inner cover is fully signed Montandon Freres Locale which is Switzerland made for Gmo Eppner Lima. The cases are all fully signed numbered and hallmarked.

Movement: The highly jewelled keyless lever nickel finished movement fully signed and numbered with wolf's tooth winding, compensation balance and Breguet overcoil hairspring. The polished steel hammers striking the hours, quarters and minutes.

Montandon Freres was an excellent Swiss master watchmaker located in the Canton of La Locle Switzerland. He specialized in making highly complicated watches and exporting to the South American Market. This pocket watch is an excellent example of his craftsmanship