Cortebert gun metal keyless wind full hunter jump hour pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1930
According to Bonhams, this keyless wind full hunter jump hour pocket watch was produced by Cortebert circa 1930 for the Chinese market. It features a gun metal case fitted with an open hunter front cover, a fluted winding crown, and a suspension bow.
The visible silver-toned face is decorated with engraved and toned foliage and botanical motifs flanking a vertical display panel. This arrangement incorporates two stacked apertures displaying discs inscribed with Chinese characters positioned above a small lower subsidiary dial with a blued steel hand.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Date
- Circa 1930
- Type
- Full hunter jump hour pocket watch
- Maker
- Cortebert
- Case Material
- Gun metal
- Target Market
- Chinese market
- Maker / attribution
- Cortebert
Design
- Visible features
- • Open hunter cover showing a silver-toned dial face with engraved floral and botanical sprays in contrasting gold/brown tones. • Central vertical panel featuring two apertures displaying Chinese numeral or character discs. • Lower subsidiary subdial below the apertures with a blued steel hand. • Dark gun metal case with a gold-toned fluted winding crown and pendant bow.
- Case Construction and Form
- The watch features a full hunter case made of gun metal, shown in the source photograph with the front cover hinged open. The gun metal exterior and interior cover rims display a dark finish. The pendant assembly includes a gold-toned fluted winding crown and an attached pendant bow. Case dimensions and external case back markings are not recorded in the source text.
- Dial Display and Decoration
- Direct visual observation reveals a silver-toned dial face adorned with engraved floral and botanical sprays in contrasting gold and brown tones. Flanked by these sprays is a central vertical panel housing two stacked apertures that show discs marked with Chinese numerals or characters. Positioned directly below the vertical panel apertures is a small subsidiary dial fitted with a blued steel hand, providing an analog subdial indication.
- Identity and Classification
- Identified under Lot 30 as a keyless wind full hunter jump hour pocket watch attributed to Cortebert, this timepiece is described in Bonhams cataloguing as dating to circa 1930 and produced for the Chinese market. The lot details provided in the auction entry are restricted to this title designation, without accompanying movement serial numbers or specific reference codes. The classification as a jump hour pocket watch correlates with the aperture-based numeric display rather than standard hour and minute hands, although no internal mechanical description is provided in the auction record.
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 internal movement, inner cuvette, case back, and front cover exterior are not visible in the provided photograph.
- Research required: Calibre details, movement signatures, and case dimensions are not specified in the lot description.