Swiss Yellow Gold Hunter Case Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1900
Catalogued as Swiss manufacture circa 1900, this pocket watch is encased in an 18k yellow gold hunter case measuring 57 mm in diameter. The source reports a mechanical movement featuring minute repeating, perpetual calendar, leap year indicator, and chronograph mechanisms.
The movement is unsigned and numbered 27'833, while the case bears number 50'442. Visible on the white dial are black Arabic numerals, an outer chronograph track, and four subsidiary registers providing French day, date, month with leap year cycles, and running seconds combined with a moon phase aperture.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Repeating watch
- Dimensions
- 57 mm. diameter
- Case Number
- 50'442
- Case Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Complications
- Minute repeater, perpetual calendar, leap year indicator, chronograph
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement Number
- 27'833
Design
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial with black Arabic hour markers and an outer chronograph scale • Open hinged front cover revealing the dial, crown, and bow positioned at 3 o'clock • Four subsidiary dials displaying days of the week at 12 o'clock, date at 6 o'clock, 4-year calendar/months at 3 o'clock, and constant seconds with moon phase aperture at 9 o'clock • French calendar text including 'DIM', 'LUN', 'MAR', 'MER', 'JEU', 'VEN', and 'SAM' • Slide or pusher mechanisms visible along the case band
- Identity and Attribution
- Catalogued simply under the manufacturer heading Swiss, this pocket watch is assigned an approximate production date of circa 1900. The auction catalog notes that the movement is unsigned but numbered, and under the signature field it is described as 'Case and movement numbered'. The case is catalogued with case number 50'442, and the movement is recorded as movement number 27'833. The source records no specific maker or retailer signature.
- Dial and Complication Configuration
- The visual record documents a white enamel dial with black Arabic hour markers and an outer chronograph scale. Four subsidiary dials are arranged across the face: days of the week at 12 o'clock, date at 6 o'clock, a 4-year calendar with months at 3 o'clock, and constant seconds with a moon phase aperture at 9 o'clock. The calendar indications are lettered in French, showing abbreviations including 'DIM', 'LUN', 'MAR', 'MER', 'JEU', 'VEN', and 'SAM'. According to the auction description, the mechanical calibre incorporates a triple complication mechanism displaying the leap year, date, day, chronograph, and minute repeater.
- Case Architecture and Visible Layout
- The timepiece is housed in an 18k yellow gold hunter case measuring 57 mm in diameter. An image of the watch shows an open hinged front cover revealing the dial, with the winding crown and bow located at the 3 o'clock position. Operating elements including slide or pusher mechanisms are visible along the case band. Case interior and cuvette engravings are not documented in the provided photograph.
Identification
- Serial number
- 27'833
- 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 movement is unsigned and maker identity is recorded only as Swiss
- Research required: Movement and case interior/exterior engravings are not visible in the provided photo