Poitevin. A fine and rare 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating chronograph keyless lever watch

SIGNED B. POITEVIN, FABT., 22, RUE VIVIENNE, PARIS, NO. 40565, RETAILED BY GABRIEL MONTANES, CIRCA 1900

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Poitevin. A fine and rare 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating chronograph keyless lever watch
Signed B. Poitevin, Fabt., 22, rue Vivienne, Paris, No. 40565, retailed by Gabriel Montanes, circa 1900
With nickel-finished fully jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, minute repeating on two polished steel hammers, glazed dust cover, gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minute divisions, gold spade hands, constant seconds, in plain circular case, repeating slide and chronograph button in the band, case numbered, cuvette signed and numbered by maker, dial signed by retailer
55 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Bernard Poitevin was a watchmaker and retailer located in Geneva and Paris. Around 1900 he took over the watch manufacture L. Gironde and consequently, the firm was renamed to Poitevin, Gironde Successeurs, specializing in high quality watches, both with and without complications and chronometers with Geneva Bulletin d'Observatoire.

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