Swiss Enamelled Half-Hunter Pocket Watch for the Turkish Market
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1805-1815
This gold half-hunter pocket watch was manufactured in Switzerland between circa 1805 and 1815 for the Turkish market by an unknown maker. The case is decorated with red and green enamel floral motifs surrounding a central circular viewing aperture.
Beneath the aperture, a white enamel dial features Turkish numerals and blued steel loop hands. The museum records describe an internal movement equipped with a verge escapement and a bridge balance cock. Belonging to The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers collection, the object is registered under number L2015-4046 and Clockmakers' Museum No. 1141.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Hunter-case watch
- Escapement
- Verge escapement
- Dial numerals
- Turkish numerals
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Intended market
- Turkish market
- Overall dimensions
- 54 mm x 41 mm x 14 mm
- Date of manufacture
- 1805-1815 (c. 1810)
- Clockmakers' Museum number
- No. 1141
Design
- Visible features
- • Front cover features a central round aperture revealing the dial, encircled by light green, red, and white enamel floral motifs with gold foliate outlines. • The bow, pendant, and case rim are finished with patterned green and red enamel decoration. • The white enamel dial displays Ottoman Turkish numerals and blued steel hands with circular loop details near their tips.
- Dial and Mechanism
- The white enamel dial displays Ottoman Turkish numerals. It is fitted with blued steel hands that feature circular loop details near the tips. The internal movement consists of a verge escapement and a bridge balance cock.
- Object Identity and Origin
- This pocket watch is classified as a half-hunter model, manufactured in Switzerland for the Turkish market. Museum documentation provides a production date range of 1805-1815, with a reference to c.1810. The maker is recorded as unknown. The object is part of The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers collection, held under object number L2015-4046 and Clockmakers' Museum number 1141.
- Case and External Decoration
- The watch features a gold half-hunter case decorated in red and green enamel. The front cover includes a central circular aperture that exposes the dial. The bow, pendant, and case rim are finished with patterned green and red enamel decoration.
Identification
- Reference
- L2015-4046
- 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 photograph; verge escapement and bridge balance cock are recorded by the museum.
- Research required: Maker is unknown.