Louis Tavernier French silver open-faced quarter repeating pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1810
This open-faced key-wound pocket watch is catalogued by Bellmans as an early nineteenth-century French silver quarter repeating timepiece by Louis Tavernier of Paris, dated to circa 1810.
The source states the movement features a double-wheel Debaufre-type escapement. The silver case includes a plain band, ring pendant, glass covers, and a quarter repeating push-plunger projecting from the band near the 2 o'clock position. The dial features an engine-turned center, Roman numeral chapter ring, blued Breguet hands, and a signature cartouche inscribed L. Tavernier below the 12 o'clock numeral.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Case
- Plain band, ring pendant and glass covers, push/repeat at 2 o'clock
- Date
- circa 1810
- Type
- Quarter repeating pocket watch
- Maker
- Louis Tavernier, Paris
- Escapement
- Double-wheel Debaufre-type escapement
- Place recorded
- France
- Maker / attribution
- Louis Tavernier
Design
- Dial Details
- The dial displays an engine-turned center with a cartouche inscribed 'L. TAVERNIER'. The chapter ring features Roman numerals and is paired with blued steel Breguet-style hands.
- Visible features
- • Engine-turned central dial sector with a cartouche inscribed 'L. TAVERNIER' • Blued steel Breguet-style hour and minute hands over a brushed silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals • Repeater push-piece protruding from the case band at approximately the 2 o'clock position • Silver case with spherical neck and circular suspension ring at 12 o'clock
- Case and External Configuration
- The watch features a silver open-faced case designed with a plain band, a ring pendant, and glass covers. A push-piece for the quarter repeating mechanism is located on the case band at the 2 o'clock position.
- Movement Attribution and Specification
- The source attributes the watch to Louis Tavernier of Paris, dated to circa 1810. The timepiece is described as a key-wound model. The movement is noted by the source to include a double-wheel Debaufre-type escapement, though this is not visible in the front-facing 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: Cataloguing description in source text is partially truncated
- Research required: Escapement and internal movement configuration are reported by the source and cannot be inspected from the front view photograph alone