Minute repeater with full calendar Ligeron Horloger de la Marine in a heavy 18k gold execution

A large and heavy astronomical minute repeater with Chronograph
full calendar and moon phase
Ligeron,
Horloger de la Marine de l'Etat, 27 Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, Paris
date of manufacture approx. 1900
in a massive 18k gold case

This offered timepiece is a complicated and valuable gentleman's hunter case pocket watch in massive and heavy execution. This watch is 56mm large and 141,8 grams heavy and was manuafactured around 1900 in Western Switzerland, for the French market. The fine enamel dial has the small seconds, day-, date-, month- and moon phase-indication. The hunting case pocket watch has a smooth 18k yellow gold case with a lateral slide at "6" for the striking movement and pusher at "12" for the chronograph. The case is also equipped by an 18k gold dome, which has an engraving as follows: "Ligeron, Horloger de la Marine de l'Etat, 27 Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, Paris". Below the gold dome ticks a gilt striking movement with a visible chronograph mechanism and ratchet wheel. The strike of hours, quater hours and minutes is done by two hammers and two gongs. Repetition is triggered by a lateral slide, for the chronograph function the small pusher is responsible. The repetition strike loud and has a beautiful sound.

Details on the watch
Dial
enamel dial
radial Arabic numerals
outer five-minute divisions
auxiliary seconds
Spade hands
day-, date- and month indication
moon phase
very good condition

Movement
gilt, frosted
applied chronograph mechanism with bevelled chronograph steel parts and ratchet wheel
2 hammers
2 gongs
governor for repetition
gold screw compensation balance
blued Breguet balance spring
fine adjusting device
screwed repetition bridge
ruby endstone on balance and escape wheel
blued and polished screws
signed
the movement is is fully functional and is in a very good working condition

Case
18k gold case
18k gold dome
smooth
diameter approx. 56mm without pendant
total weight of the watch approx. 141,8 grams
slide for repeating mechanism
very good condition
The watch is fully functional, is running very well and is in a very good total condition.