Anonymous Chronograph 17070

Swiss. A very fine, rare and large 18K gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar keyless lever chronograph watch with moon phases and lunar calendar

Swiss. A very fine, rare and large 18K gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar keyless lever chronograph watch with moon phases and lunar calendar Unsigned, no. 17070, circa 1900 Movement: cal. 19’’’, manual, jewelled, repeating with two hammers on two gongs Dial: white enamel Case: four piece, hinged gold cuvette, repeating slide and chronograph button in the band, 57 mm. diam., numbered , On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 7.7% on both the premium as well as the hammer price.The present fine and complicated watch is preserved in excellent overall condition. The substantial 57 millimeter gold case encloses the highly finished minute repeating movement with perpetual calendar, chronograph and moon phases. Timepieces such as the present watch with complications including minute repeating and perpetual calendar were true marvels of the age, often taking months or even years to complete they cost a small fortune, then as now they were coveted trophies, the ownership of which conveyed an individual’s good taste and success to other cognoscenti. The present watch has seven complications: minute repeater , perpetual calendar, date, days of the week, months, moon phases and chronograph. Combining great aesthetics and rare complications, it would make a superb addition to any watch collection.