Girard-Perregaux gold tourbillon pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1879
Maker / issuer
Girard-PerregauxThis 1879 Swiss pocket watch by Girard-Perregaux is housed in an extensively engraved gold hunter case bearing an 1879 English hallmark and stamped case numbers 51701 and 14961.
The inner cuvette is engraved 'Cronometro, Tourbillon, Girard Perregaux, Chaux de Fonds'. The movement incorporates a tourbillon and pivoted detent escapement with jewelling, while the dial side features white enamel with subsidiary seconds and gold hands. Formerly in the collection of Reverend Henry Nelthropp, it forms part of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers collection.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Tourbillon hunter pocket watch
- Maker
- Girard Perregaux
- Case numbers
- 51701 and 14961
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Cuvette inscription
- Cronometro, Tourbillon, Girard Perregaux, Chaux de Fonds
- Maker / attribution
- Girard-Perregaux
- Escapement and regulator
- Pivoted detent escapement and tourbillon
Design
- Visible features
- • Engraved gold hunter case with floral and foliate motifs opened to show the cuvette • Cuvette engraved with 'Cronometro', 'TOURBILLON', and maker markings alongside two winding/setting apertures • Attached circular pendant and decorated bow
- Dial and Movement Mechanics
- The watch features a white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, signed 'Girard Perregaux, Chaux de Fonds', and fitted with gold hands. The movement is described as a jewelled pivoted detent escapement with a tourbillon. The central bridge is signed 'Girard Perregaux, Chaux de Fonds'.
- Provenance and Collection Details
- This object is held in the collection of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, under Object Number L2015-3363 and Clockmakers' Museum Number 452. It was originally part of the collection of the Reverend Henry Nelthropp before being donated to the museum.
- Physical Description and Case Construction
- The watch is housed in an extensively engraved gold hunter case decorated with floral and foliate motifs. It includes a circular pendant and a decorated bow. The case bears an English hallmark dated 1879 and is stamped with the serial numbers 51701 and 14961. The inner cuvette is signed 'Cronometro, Tourbillon, Girard Perregaux, Chaux de Fonds' and features two apertures.
Identification
- Object Number
- L2015-3363
- Serial number
- 51701
- 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 dial and internal movement mechanism are concealed beneath the closed cuvette in this photograph.
- Research required: Movement and dial specifications are reported by the museum collection record rather than directly visible.