Swiss Yellow Gold Open Face Watch with Quarter Repeating
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1780
According to Sotheby's, this Swiss open face pocket watch dates to circa 1780 and features a yellow gold case measuring 56 mm in diameter. The source reports a key-wound movement with a duplex escapement and quarter repeating complication.
The white enamel dial features black Roman numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The case is catalogued as having a hinged cuvette and a guilloché case back, numbered 531, with a signature on the cuvette.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Case
- yellow gold, hinged cuvette, guilloche case back
- Dial
- enamel
- Type
- Repeating watch
- Signed
- cuvette
- Caliber
- key wound, Duplex escapement
- Case size
- 56 mm diameter
- Case number
- 531
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
Design
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial with bold black Roman numerals and an outer calibrated minute track. • Subsidiary seconds register positioned above 6 o'clock marked with Arabic numerals at ten-second intervals. • Blued steel Breguet-style hour and minute hands. • Yellow gold rounded case with an engine-turned or reeded rim and a large spherical pendant with circular bow at 12 o'clock.
- Dial and Visible Casing
- Direct visual observation shows a white enamel dial with bold black Roman numerals and an outer calibrated minute track, accompanied by blued steel Breguet-style hour and minute hands. A subsidiary seconds register marked with Arabic numerals at ten-second intervals is positioned above 6 o'clock. The yellow gold rounded case displays an engine-turned or reeded rim and is fitted with a large spherical pendant and circular bow at 12 o'clock.
- Object Identity and Origin
- This pocket watch is catalogued under a Swiss designation without an identified individual maker. The auction documentation dates the piece to circa 1780 and describes it as a yellow gold open-face watch featuring quarter repeating and an enamel dial. The cataloguer notes that the piece is signed on the cuvette and records the case number as 531. The exact transcription, name, or mark comprising the cuvette signature is not recorded in this source.
- Reported Movement and Case Construction
- According to the auction listing, the yellow gold case measures 56 mm in diameter and includes a hinged cuvette and a guilloche case back. Neither the case back nor the cuvette are visible in the provided photograph. The movement is catalogued as key-wound with a Duplex escapement, along with quarter repeating capability. Because internal movement views are not provided, these mechanical specifications are known solely from the source report.
Identification
- Serial number
- 531
- 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, inner hinged cuvette, and guilloché case back are not visible in the provided photograph.
- Research required: The specific maker is unspecified by the auction house beyond a Swiss regional attribution.