Gander Watch Co. Silver Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch

Technical characteristics

Type

Quarter repeater open face pocket watch

Crystal

Mineral glass

Dimensions

52mm wide x 16mm deep

Complication

Quarter repeater

Case Material

.800 silver

Dial Signature

Gander Watch Co

Place recorded

Switzerland

Movement Jewels

15 Jewels

Maker / attribution

Gander Watch Co

Design

Visible features

• White enamel dial with italicized black Arabic hour numerals and an outer minute track • Dial signed 'GANDER WATCH' beneath the 12 o'clock position • Blued steel poire and spade hands with a blued subsidiary seconds hand at 6 o'clock • Repeater slide or push-button fitting on the case band near the 3 o'clock position • Round bow and fluted winding crown situated at the 12 o'clock position

Dial and Visual Presentation

The pocket watch features a white enamel dial with italicized black Arabic hour numerals and an outer peripheral minute track. Direct observations note blued steel poire and spade hands, paired with a blued subsidiary seconds hand within a dedicated subdial positioned at 6 o'clock. Below the 12 o'clock position, the dial is signed 'GANDER WATCH'. The dial is set behind a mineral glass crystal. In dealer cataloguing, the seller describes the hands as a 'full set of blue steel hands' and notes that the dial displays 'a few hairlines in the centre of the dial'. The open-face watch is fitted with a round bow and fluted winding crown at 12 o'clock.

Case Construction and Markings

The watch is housed in an open-face silver case measuring 52 mm wide by 16 mm deep. The seller describes the case as having 'clear silver marks for .800', a smooth plain finish, a snap-on bezel, a hinged case back, and a hinged inner cuvette. According to the seller's description of internal surfaces not visible in the primary photograph, the inner cover is decorated with miniature prize medals and is signed 'Gander Watch, Montre De Precision'. An activation fitting for the repeater mechanism is located along the case band near the 3 o'clock position.

Reported Movement and Striking Complication

Because the inner case and movement are not depicted in the provided photograph, technical movement details derive from the seller's listing. The movement is reported as a stem-wound, stem-set 15-jewel gilt three-quarter plate calibre with a lever escapement. The timepiece incorporates an acoustic quarter-repeating complication described as push-button activated, using two hammers to strike internal gongs for the hours and the quarter hours. The seller describes the strike as delivering a 'good clear chime'.

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.