18k yellow gold key-wind cylinder pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
This petite antique pocket watch is crafted from 18K yellow gold (750/1000) and features a classic round case with a diameter of 33 mm. The white enamel dial is adorned with Roman numerals for the hour markers and a railway-track minute scale, complemented by delicate pear- and leaf-shaped hands.
The case back is decorated with a distinctive nielloed background and features a central cartouche with blue enamel accents. Internally, the dust cover is engraved with the technical specification "cylinder, eight jewels" and the movement is a mechanical key-wind type. Both the case back and the dust cover are numbered "25191". The piece has a gross weight of 27.17 grams. The watch exhibits signs of wear commensurate with age, including surface scratches and enamel loss, and is missing its original winding key.
Please note that the mechanical operation of this watch is not guaranteed, and professional servicing is recommended for proper functionality.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 27.17 g
- Diameter
- 33 mm
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
Technical characteristics
- Jewels
- 8
- Winding
- key-wind
- Movement
- mechanical
- Escapement
- cylinder
Design
- Dial
- white enamel
- Hands
- pear and leaf
- Numerals
- Roman
- Minute track
- railway-track
- Case back decoration
- nielloed background with blue enamel cartouche
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.