HENRY CAPT, L S'. GALLOPIN CIE SUCCESSEURS. Yellow gold 750 thousandths collar watch, black enameled case, white enameled dial with Arabic numerals and chemin de fer minute track, the back also black enameled and adorned with rose-cut diamonds in a flower motif held by a bow (minor wear to the enamel). Hand-wound mechanical movement. Nineteenth-century work. Dial, dust cover and movement signed. Dust cover and movement no. 42619. Case diameter: 29 mm Gross weight: 28.9 g Accompanied by a round gilt guilloché metal case. Note: Henri Capt, a Geneva watchmaker of the XIXᵉ century, was renowned for his watches with complications, notably musical and automata. After his death around 1841, his workshop was taken over in 1880 by Gallopin Cie, which remained active until the beginning of the XXᵉ century.