Lecoultre & Co. 18K Gold Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 19th century
This open-face pocket watch is attributed by the dealer to Lecoultre et Cie and dated to the late 19th century. The dealer states the case is crafted in 18-karat gold with a finely chiseled rear cover, having a total weight of 80 grams.
The watch features an unsigned off-white dial displaying elongated black Arabic numerals, an outer minute scale, and a sunken subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock. The main time is shown by yellow-toned hands, while the seconds hand is blued steel.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Date
- late 19th century
- Type
- Open-face pocket watch
- Material
- 18K gold
- Total weight
- 80g
- Back decoration
- Finely chiseled back
- Maker attribution
- Lecoultre et Cie
- Maker / attribution
- Lecoultre & Co.
Design
- Visible features
- • Open-face pocket watch configuration with a stem, fluted crown, and oval bow at 12 o'clock. • Small push-piece or pin-set mechanism visible along the case rim near the 11 o'clock position. • Off-white dial displaying stylized, elongated Arabic hour numerals and a perimeter minute track. • Subsidiary seconds subdial positioned at 6 o'clock with Arabic ten-second numerals. • Dial is unsigned without visible maker branding. • Yellow-tone hour and minute hands paired with a dark or blued steel subsidiary seconds hand.
- Dial and Visible Display
- The watch presents an open-face configuration with an off-white dial that is unsigned in the provided photograph. Hour positions are marked with elongated, stylized Arabic numerals accompanied by an outer minute track and a subsidiary seconds subdial at 6 o'clock displaying Arabic markers at ten-second intervals. The main hours and minutes are shown with yellow-tone hands—described by the dealer as gold hands—paired with a dark or blued steel subsidiary seconds hand.
- Attribution and Source Limitations
- The listing attributes the watch to Lecoultre et Cie and dates it to the late 19th century. However, no maker signatures or stamps are visible on the dial, and movement or inner case marks are not recorded in this source. Statements regarding mechanical performance, such as working order, originate entirely from the dealer description and cannot be verified from the visible front view alone.
- Case Configuration and Reported Details
- The case is constructed in an open-face format featuring a winding stem, fluted crown, and oval bow at the 12 o'clock position. A small push-piece or pin-set mechanism is visible along the outer rim near the 11 o'clock marker. The listing describes the watch as being 18K gold with a total weight of 80g and a finely chiseled back, though the rear decoration is not displayed in the single available photograph.
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 maker attribution to Lecoultre et Cie is dealer-asserted; no movement signatures or interior case marks are visible in the provided photograph.
- Research required: The 18K gold purity and working condition claims originate solely from the seller without visible hallmarks.
- Research required: The finely chiseled case back described by the seller is not visible in the primary dial photograph.