400 - A. Golay Leresche & Fils - Five-Minute Repeater

A. Golay Leresche & Fils - Five-Minute Repeater (*) A very fine, heavy, five-minute repeating hunting-case pocket watch Movm. No. 13496, Case No. 13496, Dimensions 52 mm, circa 1890, Weight 126 g, Origin Switzerland/France Case: 18K rose gold, front and back covers with intricately engraved monograms, glazed movement. Dial: Enamel. Movement: Bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, lever escapement, gold screw-compensated balance, palladium hairspring. David Auguste Golay (1814–1895)—known as Auguste—was the son of Jacques David Golay of the Vallée de Joux and Susanne Louise Meylan. In August 1837, 23-year-old Auguste married Susanne Leresche, the daughter of a watchmaker and a regulator herself. He founded his first company that same year and named it “Golay-Leresche” after himself and his wife. In 1841, he entered into a partnership with Louis Gunther, but it lasted only a year. Auguste continued his own work with great success; his products were of excellent quality, and he was a shrewd businessman. He frequently exhibited his work at international exhibitions and received countless awards. After Auguste’s death in 1895, his sons Pierre and Louis Edouard took over; they formed a partnership with Stahl in 1896, and the company operated as “Golay Fils & Stahl” from then on. Source: “Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Geneva 1998 Case: very good. Dial: very good. Movement: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.