Patek Philippe & Co. Genève, Movement No. 83687, Case No. 204223, 49 mm, 91 g, circa 1890

Geneva hunting case pocket watch in a 18k gold case - with original box
Case: 18k gold, gold dome with engraving "Steiger & Bindschedler, St. Gall". Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.

Albert Steiger was born in Arbon in 1847. He apprenticed as a jeweller with Fries in Zurich and later trained in Geneva and Paris; afterwards he joined his father’s company and took over the business upon the death of his parents. In 1885 the company "Steiger und Bindschedler" moved to St Gallen, where it turned into one of the most successful jewellery stores in east Switzerland. Steiger died in 1912.