Geneva lever pocket watch in silver case, no. 10943
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1840-1900
This pocket watch dates to between 1840 and 1900 and is preserved in the Science Museum Group collection under object number 1916-217. The museum records it as a Geneva lever watch housed in a silver case stamped no.
10943, featuring independent centre seconds with incomplete stop work. The white dial displays Arabic numerals and a minute track, accompanied by Breguet-style hands and a central seconds hand. The case features a patterned rim, spherical pendant, and suspension bow. The movement incorporates brass and spring components.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Lever pocket watch with independent centre seconds
- Credit
- Mr. Evan Roberts
- Case Number
- 10943
- Place recorded
- England
- Mechanism Detail
- Independent centre seconds (stop work incomplete)
- Overall Measurements
- 18 mm x 55 mm x 78 mm, .14kg
Design
- Visible features
- • White dial with black Arabic numerals and a dashed outer track. • Central blued steel hands including Breguet-style hour and minute hands and a thin centre seconds hand. • Silver case featuring a patterned, textured outer bezel rim, rounded pendant, and suspension bow.
- Dial and Case Construction
- Direct visual inspection shows a silver case featuring a patterned, textured outer bezel rim, rounded pendant, and suspension bow. Institutional records list overall measurements of 18 mm by 55 mm by 78 mm, with a weight of 0.14 kg. The dial is white with black Arabic numerals and a dashed outer track. Time is indicated by central blued steel hands, including Breguet-style hour and minute hands and a thin centre seconds hand.
- Identity and Institutional Context
- Catalogued under object number 1916-217 in the Science Museum Group collection, this timepiece is documented as a Geneva lever watch housed in a silver case marked no. 10943. The institutional provenance records acquisition through a credit to Mr. Evan Roberts. The museum dates the manufacture to 1840–1900 with the place of origin listed as England, while the maker is catalogued as unknown.
- Reported Movement and Mechanism State
- The museum documents the movement as a Geneva lever watch with independent centre seconds. The cataloguing explicitly records that the stop work is incomplete. The movement materials are indexed as brass (copper, zinc alloy), silver, and springs. The movement itself is not visible in the provided photograph.
Identification
- Reference
- 1916-217
- Object Number
- 1916-217
- Serial number
- 10943
- 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: Source notes the stop work for the independent centre seconds mechanism is incomplete.
- Research required: The internal movement and case interior are not visible in the provided photograph.