Lot 505

Humbert Ramuz, Chaux de Fonds, Case No. 31972, 50 mm, 111 g, circa 1880
A rare gold hunting case pocket watch with cover winding mechanism in near mint condition
Case: 18k gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, club-tooth lever escapement, "S.G.D.G.", gold screw compensation balance.
Winding the watch through the lid is a mechanism that uses the energy released by closing the front lid – one could call this a very early type of "automatic" winding system. The dome is engraved: "Médaille D'argent Paris 1867 Système Remontoir et Misse a L'heure Breveté".

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