Humbert & Gasse Genève, Case No. 37009, 50 x 50 mm, 166 g, circa 1900

An extremely rare, heavy, square quarter repeating half hunting case pocket watch with chronograph, calendar and moon phase
Case: 18k rose gold, lavishly florally engraved case with monogram, inlaid enamel Roman numerals, numbered and signed gold dome, case maker's punch mark "HL", pusher for chronograph at "12", slide for repeating mechanism, large lateral hinge. Dial: enamel, radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, three subsidiary dials for indications of the weekday, month and date, cobalt blue enamelled moon phase disc with inlaid golden moon and stars, gold Louis XV hands. Movm.: bridge movement, rhodium-plated, ground, mirror-polished chronograph steel parts, ratchet-wheel, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, wolfteeth winding wheels, screw compensation balance, counterpoised lever.

to be sold without reserve