Usher & Cole Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1887
According to the auction cataloguing, this 1887 hunter-cased pocket watch features a minute repeater, perpetual calendar, leap year indication, power reserve, and moon phases.
The 61mm 18K yellow gold four-body case bears 1887 London hallmarks and is reported to weigh 264 grams. The white enamel dial features Roman numerals, calendar and power reserve sub-dials, and a moon phase aperture inscribed 'S. A. Brooks London'. The movement is described as a manual gilt brass three-quarter plate 21''' English lever mechanism with 26 jewels and a diamond endstone, signed by Usher & Cole and inscribed for jeweler S.A.
Brooks.
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Repeating watch
- Diameter
- 61mm
- Case Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Dial Signature
- S.A. Brooks
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Calibre Details
- Manual, gilt brass three quarter plate 21’’’ English lever movement, 26 jewels (diamond endstone)
- Movement Number
- 24993
- Maker / attribution
- Usher & Cole
Design
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial with Roman numeral hour markers, subsidiary dials at 3, 9, and 12 o'clock, and moon phase aperture at 6 o'clock • Open hunter cover showing polished interior, fluted onion-form winding crown, and circular bow stamped with hallmarks • Dial signed 'S. A. BROOKS / LONDON' beneath the subsidiary moon phase register
- Object Identity and Trade Signatures
- Catalogued as an 1887 English hunter-cased pocket watch bearing movement number 24993, this timepiece is attributed to the maker Usher & Cole, with dual trade markings for retailer and jeweller S.A. Brooks. The dial is signed 'S.A. Brooks', while the movement is described in catalogue text as signed 'Usher & Cole Chronometer Makers to the Admiralty' and 'Jewelled by S.A. Brooks London'. The cataloguing essay further states that the movement mechanism was supplied by Nicole Nielsen, the white enamel dial was produced by Frederick Willis, and the case bears London hallmarks for 1887 along with a maker/sponsor's mark recorded as Phillip Woodman & Sons (and referred to as Philip Goodman & Sons in the essay text).
- Case Construction and Exterior Details
- The case is constructed from 18K yellow gold, measuring 61 mm in diameter, and is described in the auction essay as a four-body bassine et filet case weighing 264 grams. The cataloguer notes exterior champlevé enamel decoration consisting of a coat of arms and monogram, alongside traditional features including five-knuckle joints, a turning pendant, and a raised push piece. In the single front-facing photograph provided, the open hunter cover shows a polished interior surface, a fluted onion-form winding crown, and a circular bow bearing stamped hallmarks. The reverse and outer covers are not depicted in the image.
- Dial Display and Mechanism Specification
- Direct visual inspection shows a white enamel dial with black Roman numeral hour markers, subsidiary dials positioned at 3, 9, and 12 o'clock, and an aperture for moon phases at 6 o'clock. The lower dial is signed 'S. A. BROOKS / LONDON' directly beneath the moon phase register. The movement is catalogued as a manual-wind, gilt brass three-quarter plate 21''' English lever mechanism with 26 jewels and a diamond endstone. Complications reported in the lot description include a minute repeater, perpetual calendar, leap year indication, power reserve, and moon phases, accompanied by blued steel screws and mirror-polished steel bridges.
Identification
- Serial number
- 24993
- 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
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Research required
- Research required: The movement and exterior case decorations are described in catalogue text but are not visible in the supplied single front-facing photograph.