Longines

"Longines" pocket watch with minute repeater, for the Arabian market.

Pocket watch "Longines" with minute repeater, for the Arabian market., Smooth three-lidded 750/000 GG case with additional glazed movement cover, gross 126.7 g. Front cover with applied, diamond-set ornament, crowned by a small crescent with ruby trim. White enamel dial with black numerals in Arabic script, railway minute track and small seconds. Inner lid with distributor's mark "Nacib K. Djezvedjian & Son Constantinople". Anchor movement constructed on several levels with compensation balance and Breguet hairspring. Minute repeater with acoustics by two hammers on two gongs, trigger as a slide on the right. Case edge. Housing number 1771815. Hardly any signs of wear, but glass is missing. Around 1905. D. 5.5 cm.