Girard-Perregaux detent chronometer hunter case pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1890
Maker / issuer
Girard-PerregauxCatalogued as dating to circa 1890, this 18k yellow gold hunter case pocket watch by Girard-Perregaux measures 55 mm in diameter. The source reports a manual-wind detent chronometer movement bearing number 303'690, matching its case number.
The watch features a white dial signed 'GIRARD-PERREGAUX CHAUX-DE-FONDS' with black Roman numerals, outer 24-hour markers from 13 to 24, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. According to the auction house, the piece is signed on the case, cuvette, dial, and movement, and is housed in a chased and engraved hunter case with Art Nouveau floral decoration.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Hunter case detent chronometer pocket watch
- Calibre
- Manual
- Diameter
- 55mm
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Signatures
- Case, cuvette, dial and movement signed
- Case Number
- 303'690
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement Number
- 303'690
- Maker / attribution
- Girard-Perregaux
Design
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial bearing black Roman hour numerals and outer Arabic numerals 13 to 24. • Dial signed 'GIRARD-PERREGAUX CHAUX-DE-FONDS' beneath the 12 o'clock position. • Subsidiary seconds register positioned at 6 o'clock with Arabic ten-second numerals. • Blued steel spade hands and central blued seconds/arbor mounting. • Fluted winding crown with bow situated at the 3 o'clock position for a side-hinged hunter case configuration. • Relief decoration visible along the outer edge of the opened front cover.
- Dial Configuration
- The dial is executed in white enamel and is signed 'GIRARD-PERREGAUX CHAUX-DE-FONDS' beneath the 12 o'clock position. The hour chapter features black Roman numerals complemented by an outer track of Arabic numerals numbered 13 through 24. Indications are provided by blued steel spade hands. A subsidiary seconds register is situated at the 6 o'clock position, marked with Arabic numerals at ten-second intervals.
- Identity and Case Construction
- This pocket watch is catalogued by Phillips as an 18k yellow gold Girard-Perregaux detent chronometer hunter case watch dating to circa 1890, measuring 55 mm in diameter. The source notes that the case and movement share serial number 303'690. The fluted winding crown and bow are set at the 3 o'clock position for a side-hinged hunter case configuration. The auction essay describes the exterior as a chased and engraved hunter case in an Art Nouveau style, centering on a lion's head motif surrounded by a floral garland with buds and tendrils. Visible inspection confirms relief decoration along the outer edge of the opened front cover, though the full front motif is not entirely visible in the cataloguing photograph.
- Mechanism and Source Limitations
- The movement is catalogued as a manual-wind detent chronometer bearing number 303'690, with the auctioneer recording that the case, cuvette, dial, and movement are signed. The auction essay notes that detent chronometer escapements operated with a single impulse designed to reduce friction compared to lever escapements. Because the available image shows only the front dial and an edge of the opened front lid, the movement, inner cuvette, and internal case markings are not directly verified by photograph. Escapement details, internal signatures, and internal serial numbering rely entirely on the auction house cataloguing.
Identification
- Serial number
- 303'690
- 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: The movement and interior cuvette are not visible in the photograph; movement caliber, detent escapement, and movement serial number rely on source cataloguing.
- Research required: The full lion's head exterior motif described by the source is not fully visible on the opened cover.