Girard-Perregaux Triple Complication Hunter Case Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1885
Maker / issuer
Girard-PerregauxAccording to the dealer, this Swiss pocket watch by Girard-Perregaux dates to circa 1885 and features a triple complication. The 18K yellow gold full hunter case is reported to house a fully jeweled movement equipped with a minute repeater sounding on two gongs, calendar indications, a moon phase display, and a chronograph stopwatch.
The white porcelain dial displays Roman hour numerals, ornate gold serpentine hands, and an outer calibrated chronograph track. Visually, four subsidiary registers show calendar and moon phase functions, with the moon phase aperture and maker's signature located at the 3 o'clock position.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Minute repeater chronograph calendar pocket watch
- Case Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Complications
- Calendar, moon phase, stopwatch chronograph, and minute repeater
- Dial Material
- White porcelain
- Serial Number
- 206697
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Maker / attribution
- Girard-Perregaux
- Repeater Striking Mechanism
- 2 gongs
Design
- Visible features
- • Front hunter case cover opens downward on a bottom hinge, revealing a white enamel or porcelain dial. • Ornate gold serpentine hour and minute hands paired with a slender central chronograph hand. • Four subsidiary dials arranged at the four cardinal positions: date at 12 o'clock, moon phase and signature at 3 o'clock, day of the week at 6 o'clock, and month at 9 o'clock. • Prominent fluted winding crown, circular bow, and a side repeater slide or pusher visible on the case band.
- Reported Movement and Complications
- The internal mechanism is reported by the seller to be a high-grade, fully jeweled movement signed by Girard-Perregaux under serial number 206697, assigned a circa 1885 date. Its stated complications include calendar indications, moon phase, stopwatch chronograph, and a minute repeater that sounds on two gongs. Because the movement itself is not depicted in the provided photograph, details regarding its caliber, jeweling count, finishing, and mechanical signature rely strictly on dealer documentation.
- Case Construction and Exterior Controls
- The pocket watch is housed in an 18K yellow gold full hunter case that opens downward on a bottom hinge to expose the dial. Externally, the case band is fitted with a prominent fluted winding crown, a circular bow, and a side repeater slide or pusher for manual actuation. While the seller reports an exhibition crystal fitted over the movement within the hunter case, the rear case construction and movement cover cannot be examined directly from the provided front view.
- Dial Architecture and Layout Discrepancies
- The watch features a white porcelain dial with Roman hour numerals, ornate gold serpentine hands for the hours and minutes, and a slender central chronograph hand. Encircling the dial perimeter is an outer calibrated track described in the source text as a 2/10 of a second chronometer scale. Direct visual inspection reveals four subsidiary registers placed at the cardinal points: the date at 12 o'clock, the moon phase display and maker's signature at 3 o'clock, the day of the week at 6 o'clock, and the month indication at 9 o'clock. This observed layout directly conflicts with the seller's printed text, which claims the date is at 3 o'clock, the moon phase and seconds are at 6 o'clock, the day is at 9 o'clock, and the month is at 12 o'clock.
Identification
- Serial number
- 206697
- 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 source's textual description transposes subsidiary dial assignments, citing date at 3 o'clock and moon phase at 6 o'clock, whereas the photograph clearly shows the moon phase at 3 o'clock and the date at 12 o'clock.
- Research required: Movement, exhibition crystal, and rear case are not visible in the provided image; movement details rely entirely on source documentation.