Japy Frères Goliath pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1910s
This antique goliath pocket watch features a stem-winding movement identified by the seller as manufactured by French firm Japy Frères and protected by an inner hinged cover.
The watch measures 66 mm in diameter excluding the winding stem and suspension bow, and is housed in a nickel case fitted with a glass lens. Its white dial bears the retailer signature 'Z. BARRACLOUGH & SONS PARIS' along with bold black Roman numerals, an outer minute track, blued steel hands set via a pin-push mechanism, and an ornate subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Goliath pocket watch
- Maker
- Japy Frères
- Period
- 1910s
- Diameter
- 66mm
- Case Material
- Nickel
- Place recorded
- France
- Retailer Signature
- Z Barraclough & Sons, Paris
- Maker / attribution
- Japy Frères
Design
- Visible features
- • White dial with bold black Roman hour numerals and outer minute track with diamond markers at five-minute intervals. • Retailer signature 'Z. BARRACLOUGH & SONS PARIS' printed below the 12 o'clock numeral. • Subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock with patterned concentric calibration. • Blued steel poire-style hands with a pin-set push piece adjacent to the crown at approximately 1 o'clock. • Ribbed brass-colored onion winding crown mounted within an oversized suspension loop bow. • Visible damage or repair traces on the dial, including cracks near 1 and 7 o'clock.
- Dial Inscription and Layout
- The white dial features bold black Roman numerals and an outer minute track detailed with diamond markers at five-minute intervals. Time is indicated by blued steel poire-style hands, complemented by an ornate subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock with concentric calibration. Below the 12 o'clock numeral, the dial bears the printed retailer signature 'Z. BARRACLOUGH & SONS PARIS'. The listing suggests this entity is likely Zachariah Barraclough & Sons, an enterprise established in Leeds in 1805 that continued into the twentieth century.
- Case and Physical Proportions
- The open-face goliath pocket watch is cased in nickel with a reported diameter of 66 mm excluding the winding stem and suspension bow. The dial is protected by a glass lens. Visual observations show a ribbed brass-colored onion winding crown mounted within an oversized suspension loop bow. Hand adjustment is operated via a pin-set push piece situated adjacent to the crown at approximately the 1 o'clock position.
- Movement Attribution and Observed Condition
- The seller describes a stem-winding movement protected by an inner hinged cover, identifying it as manufactured by French firm Japy Frères and assigning it to the 1910s. However, the movement is not visible in the provided image. The dial displays visible historical damage. The seller records cracks at 1 and 7 o'clock and three faint hairlines radiating from the centre, corresponding with visual damage traces visible in the dial imagery.
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.
Research required
- Research required: The internal movement is not visible in the provided image; maker attribution to Japy Frères relies on the seller's documentation.
- Research required: Dealer notes cracks in the dial at 1 and 7 o'clock and three faint hairlines radiating from the center.