Swiss pink gold minute repeating hunter case chronograph pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1910
Catalogued with an unsigned Swiss origin dating to circa 1910, this hunter case pocket watch is constructed in 18K pink gold with a 55 mm diameter. According to the auction catalogue, it is powered by a manual keyless lever movement featuring a chronograph complication and minute repeating mechanism operated via a slide on the band to strike hours, quarters, and minutes.
The white enamel dial is fitted with black Roman numeral hour markers, an outer calibrated chronograph track, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Repeating watch
- Dimensions
- 55mm diameter
- Case Number
- 1906
- Case Material
- 18K pink gold
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Production Date
- Circa 1910
- Movement Calibre
- Manual, keyless lever
Design
- Visible features
- • Hinged front hunter cover is opened to show a white enamel dial with Roman numeral hour markers. • Central blued chronograph seconds hand and spade hands are fitted. • Subsidiary seconds dial with Arabic ten-second numerals is positioned at 6 o'clock. • Outer track features calibrated markings and fifths-of-a-second divisions. • Winding crown, pusher, and suspension bow are located at 3 o'clock on the case band.
- Dial Configuration
- Opening the hinged front cover reveals a white enamel dial bearing Roman numeral hour markers and blued spade hands. A central blued chronograph seconds hand sweeps across an outer calibrated track divided into fifths-of-a-second intervals. At 6 o'clock, a subsidiary seconds dial is demarcated with Arabic numerals at ten-second increments. The catalogue text notes the white enamel dial as protected by the double hinged case.
- Mechanism and Complications
- According to the auction catalogue, the watch is powered by a manual, keyless lever movement equipped with both a chronograph and a minute repeating complication. The repeating work is described as striking the hours, quarters, and minutes when activated via a slide located in the band. Calibre jewelling, plate architecture, and internal maker or patent marks are not recorded in this source or visible in the provided photograph.
- Identity and Case Construction
- Catalogued under an unsigned Swiss attribution dating to circa 1910, the timepiece is configured as an 18K pink gold hunter case pocket watch with a 55 mm diameter. The catalogue records the case number as 1906. The case architecture is described in the source as a double hinged case. Physical observation of the case exterior shows a winding crown, pusher, and suspension bow arranged at the 3 o'clock position on the case band.
Identification
- Serial number
- 1906
- 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: Manufacturer is catalogued generically as Swiss without a specific brand or maker specified.
- Research required: Movement and interior case hallmarks are not visible in the supplied photograph.