1930s Revue pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1930s
This open-face pocket watch dates to the 1930s and contains a Swiss 17-jewel stem-winding movement identified by the seller as Revue. According to the seller, the movement includes screw-set jewels, a Breguet hairspring, and a snail cam regulator, protected beneath a hinged inner cuvette.
The watch measures 53 mm in diameter excluding the stem and loop. It is housed in an Illinois Watch Case Company silver-filled case marked as 'The Russell', which the dealer notes is likely a replacement rather than original to the Revue movement. The white dial displays Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, and a sub-seconds dial.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Open-face pocket watch
- Case model
- The Russell by Illinois Watch Case Company
- Case diameter
- 53mm
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement jewels
- 17 jewels
- Maker attribution
- Revue
- Maker / attribution
- Revue
- Hairspring and regulator
- Breguet hairspring and snail cam regulator
Design
- Visible features
- • White dial with black Roman hour numerals and an outer railway-style minute track with diamond markers • Subsidiary seconds dial positioned at 6 o'clock with ten-second Arabic numerals • Blued steel spade hands and a fluted onion-shaped winding crown with rounded bow • Marked 'SWISS MADE' across the bottom rim around 6 o'clock
- Dial and Exterior Observations
- The white dial features black Roman hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position, and outer minute markers. The hands are blued steel spade style. The watch is fitted with an acrylic lens and a fluted, onion-shaped winding crown with a rounded bow. A faint hairline crack is reported on the dial, extending from the center toward the 10 o'clock numeral. The seller states this is difficult to observe with the naked eye.
- Case Composition and Attribution
- The watch is housed in a silver-filled case, identified as 'The Russell' model by the Illinois Watch Case Company. The case measures 53 mm in diameter, excluding the winding stem and loop. The seller notes that 'The Russell' case typically corresponds with Thomas Russell signed movements and dials. Based on this, the seller states that the current case and Revue movement are likely not original to each other.
- Movement and Internal Construction
- The watch is powered by a 17-jewel stem-winding movement identified by the seller as a Revue manufacture. Technical features include screw-set jewels, a Breguet hairspring, and a snail cam regulator. The movement is protected by a hinged inner cuvette. The seller notes that the hinge exhibits signs of an old repair but describes the repair as solid.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: The seller notes that the Illinois Watch Case Company 'The Russell' case and the Revue movement are likely not original to each other
- Research required: Seller notes a faint hairline crack from the centre towards 10 o'clock, which is barely visible to the naked eye
- Research required: The movement and case interior are not visible in the provided image; movement details are seller-reported