Fernando Wehrle Barcelona. A Silver and Rose Gold Keyless Lever Minute Repeater Open Face Pocket Watch C1900

Fernando Wehrle Barcelona. A Silver and Rose Gold Keyless Lever Minute Repeater Open Face Pocket Watch C1900.

Dial: The white enamel dial signed Fernando Wehrle Barcelona with Arabic numerals and outer minute track and subsidiary seconds dial at six o'clock. The original rose coloured Louis XVI style filigree hands with rose coloured seconds hand complementing the rose gold attachments on the silver case.

Case: the beautiful Silver case with rose gold attachments to the case, the hinges, the repeat slider the winder and the hand set. The back of the case is engine turned with an entwined monogram reading JS. The inner cover is plain. The cases are all numbered and Swiss hallmarked.

Movement: The pristine keyless lever movement which is covered by a mineral glass has a three quarter plate style movement fully jewelled to the centre arbor with screwed in chatons, compensation balance and Breguet overcoil hairspring The watch works perfectly and chimes the hours quarters and minutes very clearly.

Fernando Wehrle was a retailer in Barcelona in the early 1900s. The shop no longer exists. This is a fine Chiming pocket watch which would complement one's collection.