Gallet gun metal open face minute repeating pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Early 20th century
Maker / issuer
GalletCatalogued as an early 20th-century open face minute repeating pocket watch by Gallet, the timepiece features a gun metal case fitted with a contrasting gold-toned pendant bow and fluted winding crown.
The white dial displays black Arabic hour numerals, an outer minute ring with red five-minute markers, and a subsidiary seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position. The hands are blued steel, and the dial face is marked 'GALLET' and 'SWISS'.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Minute repeating pocket watch
- Maker
- Gallet
- Period
- Early 20th century
- Case Material
- Gun metal
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Maker / attribution
- Gallet
Design
- Visible features
- • White dial with black Arabic hour numerals and red Arabic five-minute indicators • Blued steel hands including a sub-seconds hand at 6 o'clock • Gun metal round case paired with a contrasting yellow-gold-toned bow, bezel rim, and fluted crown • Dial signed 'GALLET' beneath the 12 position and 'SWISS' above the sub-seconds register
- Dial Display and Markings
- Based on recorded visual observations, the timepiece features a white dial with black Arabic hour numerals, red Arabic five-minute indicators, and blued steel hands including a subsidiary seconds hand at 6 o'clock. The dial is signed 'GALLET' beneath the 12 o'clock position and 'SWISS' directly above the subsidiary seconds register.
- Identity and Classification
- This pocket timepiece is catalogued by Bonhams as an open face minute repeating watch by Gallet, attributed to the early 20th century. The catalog entry places it as lot 145 within the Fine Watches and Wristwatches sale held on 8 December 2014, designated under Property of various owners.
- Case Material and Construction
- The auction title lists the case material as gun metal in an open face configuration. Visual observation of the watch shows a round gun metal case paired with a contrasting yellow-gold-toned bezel rim, bow, and fluted crown at 12 o'clock.
Identification
- Lot Number
- Lot 145
- 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: Internal movement specifications, jewel counts, and case marks are neither detailed in the listing text nor shown in photographs
- Research required: Repeating slide or pusher location and case dimensions are not documented in the provided auction listing text