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Good quarter repeater in 18k gold case.
Diameter is 49mm, height without bow is 61mm, weight is 87 grams.
Switzerland for French market. Case style date watch to 1860s.
Dust cover of the watch is signed by Parisian retailer Lemonnier, but inside of the dust cover there are Swiss Neuchatel chevron hallmarks..
Watch is a high grade piece.
Movement is nickel-made and finished with Geneve stripes and pearlage polishing.
It's fully jewelled, up to the hammers and features wolf-tooth winding wheels of combined matt and mirror polishing. All escapement axes feature counterpivots.
The movement has features of L. Audemars production.
It has typical design and features of period company movements, including specific lever counterpoise, bridge layout, rose gold wheels of both watch and repeater trains.
Case bears serial number 10419, consistent with Audemars production: watch 10422 is mentioned in Herr Zantke's book "Louis-Benjamin Audemars" and dated to 1866.
Condition
The watch appears to be in good condition.
Movement is in running condition, quarter repeating functions as it should.
Case is in good condition with some period wear.
Dial is fine, without visible defects.