Cortebert gun metal keyless wind half hunter jump hour pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1930
According to Bonhams, this pocket watch is a keyless wind half hunter jump hour model by Cortebert, dated to circa 1930 and housed in a gun metal case. The white enamel dial is signed 'Manufacture de Cortébert' in cursive script and decorated with floral garlands and light blue banding.
Time is indicated digitally via an upper aperture for hours, a lower aperture for minutes, and a small subsidiary seconds dial at the bottom. The hinged front cover features two apertures corresponding to the digital displays.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Date
- Circa 1930
- Type
- Half hunter jump hour pocket watch
- Maker
- Cortebert
- Case Material
- Gun metal
- Winding Mechanism
- Keyless wind
- Maker / attribution
- Cortebert
Design
- Visible features
- • Hinged half hunter cover opened to the left, showing two viewing apertures • White enamel dial inscribed 'Manufacture de Cortébert' between the display windows • Upper aperture displaying hour numerals and lower aperture displaying minute numerals • Small subsidiary seconds dial situated below the minute aperture • Dial decorated with light blue circular banding and polychrome floral swags • Dark gun metal case with crown and bow located at the 3 o'clock position relative to the hinge
- Identity and Configuration
- In Bonhams Weekly: Watches sale, lot 29 is listed as a Cortebert keyless wind half hunter jump hour pocket watch. The catalog text dates the watch to circa 1930 and designates gun metal as the case material. The piece utilizes a half hunter pocket watch configuration, featuring a hinged front cover with cutouts designed to expose the time displays when shut.
- Dial Design and Digital Display
- The white enamel dial features a digital jump hour arrangement. Time is displayed through an upper aperture showing hour numerals and a lower aperture showing minute numerals, accompanied by a small subsidiary seconds dial situated below. The dial is inscribed 'Manufacture de Cortébert' in cursive between the two display apertures and is decorated with light blue circular banding and polychrome floral swags.
- Case and Front Cover Construction
- Observation of the piece reveals a dark gun metal case featuring a winding crown and bow situated at the 3 o'clock position relative to the hinge. The hinged front cover opens towards the left. The front half hunter cover incorporates two dedicated viewing apertures corresponding to the digital displays beneath.
- Documentation and Mechanism Limitations
- The auction entry does not describe or illustrate the internal movement, leaving the caliber number, jewel count, escapement type, and mechanical preservation unrecorded in this source. The interior of the case is likewise not documented. The circa 1930 dating is an approximate catalog attribution and is not corroborated by visible hallmarks or serial numbers in the available material.
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, jeweling, and case interior are not depicted or described in the auction text
- Research required: Dating to circa 1930 is source-reported and not verified by visible serial hallmarks