192 - École d'horlogerie Neuchâtel - Minute Repeater Chronograph

École d'horlogerie Neuchâtel - Minute Repeater Chronograph (*) An important, unique Swiss graduate's piece of the watchmaker school Neuchâtel with minute repeater and chonograph Movm. No. 578.8, Cal. Barbezat Baillot, Case No. 1920, Dimensions 54 mm, circa 1920, Weight 125 g, Origin Schweiz Case: 18 K gold, smooth. Dial: Enamel. Movm.: Bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, lever escapement, Swiss patent engraving 27833 (Barbezat Baillot, "Mécanisme de chronographe-compteur"), gold screw compensation balance. The École d’horlogerie de Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel Watchmaking School) was a historic Swiss vocational school specialising in watchmaking in the Canton of Neuchâtel. It was established to train skilled workers, watchmakers and technical managers for the emerging watch industry. Founded in 1871, it was one of several regional watchmaking schools established in French-speaking Switzerland, following those in Geneva, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle. Its curriculum focused on practical skills in watchmaking combined with theoretical technical instruction. The school made a significant contribution to the worldwide reputation of Neuchâtel and Swiss precision chronometry, particularly through its close association with the renowned Neuchâtel Observatory (Cantonal Observatory), which tested and certified the accuracy of precision timepieces. Case: very good. Dial: very good. Movm.: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.