Edmond Jaeger Service Hydrographique de la Marine silver deck watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1930
Maker / issuer
Edmond JaegerThis open-face deck watch, produced for the French navy's Service Hydrographique and signed Jaeger Paris on the dial, features a coin silver case measuring 73.5 mm in diameter.
The source reports an 18-jewel stem-wind gilt bar movement with a lever escapement and a bimetallic Guillaume balance with gold screws. The single-sunk white enamel dial displays Arabic numerals and blued steel spade and poker hands with subsidiary seconds. Accompanying the watch is its fitted mahogany transport box with a chamois-lined receiver, while the case back is marked 'Marine Service Hydrographique 79303 Jaeger'.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Deck watch
- Case marking
- Marine Service Hydrographique 79303 Jaeger
- Case diameter
- 73.5 mm
- Date estimate
- circa 1930
- Serial number
- 79303
- Place recorded
- France
- Maker attribution
- Edmond Jaeger, Paris
- Maker / attribution
- Edmond Jaeger
- Movement specification
- 18 jewel gilt bar movement with Guillaume balance
Design
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds track at 6 o'clock. • Blued steel spade and poker hands. • Open-face silver case with a ribbed winding crown and rounded bow at 12 o'clock. • Two-tier hinged mahogany wooden box with an interior circular aperture panel and chamois-lined compartment containing a printed Jaeger label.
- Construction and Dial
- The watch is housed in a coin silver, open-face case measuring 73.5 mm in diameter, featuring a snap bezel and a hinged back. The white enamel dial is of a single-sunk design, featuring Arabic numerals and blued steel spade and poker hands. Condition reporting notes the presence of faint hairlines on the dial at the 1, 3, and 6 o'clock positions, along with minor losses to the bluing on the hands. The case exhibits minor dings and scratches, with a small gap noted at the band when the rear cover is closed.
- Mechanism Specifications
- The movement is an 18-jewel, stem-wind and set gilt bar caliber. It utilizes a lever escapement and is equipped with a bimetallic Guillaume balance featuring gold screws. The source describes the movement as being in running order (winds, sets, and ticks), though notes low amplitude and a winding clutch that is slow to return to the pinion due to thickened lubricant.
- Object Identity and Markings
- This timepiece is an open-face deck watch attributed to Edmond Jaeger, Paris, identified in the source as being for the French navy. The case back is marked with the inscription 'Marine Service Hydrographique 79303 Jaeger', and the serial number is recorded as 79303. The watch is supplied with an original mahogany transport box, which features a chamois-lined receiver. The source provides a date estimate of circa 1930.
Identification
- Serial number
- 79303
- 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 is not visible in the supplied photograph.
- Research required: Low amplitude and running condition are source-reported and not independently verifiable.