Pocket watch, Le Phare, Switzerland, 1889
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1889
Man's pocket watch, gold hunter case, repeater, inscribed 'Le Phare' (the lighthouse). Le Phare watches were made by Barbezat-Baillot in Switzerland. Inscriptions inside the pocket watch include symbols indicating medals won (by the maker) at the Amsterdam 1883 and Paris 1889 exhibitions. Gold hunter case with monogram on front.
White enamel dial has arabic numerals for minutes, an inner circle of roman numerals for hours and a seconds dial at six. Has looped gold hands and black sweep second hand for stopwatch with button near 2. Stem and button wound spring; lever escapement. Has repeater striking on two coils.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 8.3 cm (Length), 6 cm (Width), 1.5 cm (Height); Exhibition Collection Management: 85 mm (Length), 60 mm (Width), 18 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Inner case is marked 'Le Phare' and 'no 84022'.
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-404406
- Museum object name
- Pocket Watch - Le Phare, Barbezat-Baillot, post 1889
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- ST 31044
- Published references
- 'Barbezat-Baillot, Charles-Ami, https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Barbezat-Baillot,_Charles-Ami, accessed 7/10/2019. The linked site https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Datei:Le_Phare_Taschenuhr_(3).jpg depicts the same (or very similar) movement, dated circa 1900.
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: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.