Cortébert Art Deco 14K Gold Slim Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1930s
This open face pocket watch by Cortébert is dated by the seller to the 1930s and cased in Swiss-hallmarked 14K solid gold. Measuring 48 mm across excluding the crown, the timepiece features a textured engine-turned dial in a light gold tone, stylized raised Arabic numerals, outer 24-hour indicators, and a subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock.
The seller reports a 15-jewel crown-wound and crown-set nickel finish movement enclosed with a metal dust cover and an acrylic crystal.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Open-face pocket watch
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Diameter
- 48 mm
- Jewel Count
- 15 jewels
- Case Material
- 14K solid gold
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement Finish
- Nickel finish
- Maker / attribution
- Cortébert
Design
- Visible features
- • Open face configuration with bow and winding crown positioned at 12 o'clock • Textured diagonal engine-turned pattern across the main dial surface • Stylized raised gold-toned Arabic numerals with small Arabic numerals marking 13 to 24 around the periphery • Sunken subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock with black calibrations and Arabic numerals at ten-second intervals • Pierced vintage-style hour and minute hands
- Dial Design and Display
- Visual inspection confirms a textured diagonal engine-turned pattern across the main dial surface in a light gold tone. Stylized raised gold-toned Arabic numerals mark the hours, complemented by small Arabic numerals reading 13 to 24 along the periphery. A sunken subsidiary seconds dial with black calibrations and Arabic numerals at ten-second intervals is located at 6 o'clock. Pierced vintage-style hour and minute hands indicate the time; the seller asserts the dial surface, numerals, and hands are original.
- Case Construction and Dimensions
- Visual observation indicates an open-face configuration with the bow and winding crown positioned at 12 o'clock. The vendor lists the casing as a slim 14K solid gold open-face case bearing Swiss hallmarks, measuring 48 mm side to side excluding the crown. The rear of the case is not visible in the provided photograph. According to the seller, the exterior back features Art Deco straight-line decorations with dual-tone enamel, and the watch retains tight hinges, an acrylic crystal, a metal dust cover, a free bow, and a small dent on the frame.
- Reported Movement and Technical Details
- The internal mechanism is obscured from view in the photograph. The vendor describes it as a crown-wound and crown-set nickel finish movement operating on 15 jewels with sub-seconds. Caliber specifications, serial numbering, and movement markings are not recorded in this source. Performance and running condition claims derive solely from the seller's sales listing.
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: Movement caliber and case back decoration are not visible in the provided photograph and rely solely on source descriptions
- Research required: Condition and originality claims derive entirely from the seller