Patent lever chronograph pocket watch, 1886–1887
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
1886–1887
This key-wound patent lever chronograph pocket watch features an attached winding key and a gold case with an engraved back and bow. A sliding knob on the side of the case starts and stops the movement, allowing the seconds hand to serve as a timer or stopwatch. Hallmarks stamped inside the lid—consisting of an anchor, a lion, and the letter 'M'—indicate the case was produced in Birmingham in 1886–1887 by case maker 'LE'. The interior back is also stamped with the number 10069 and has additional faintly engraved numbers.
The cream-coloured dial features Roman numerals for the hours, outer intervals of 25, gold-coloured hour and minute hands, and a blue seconds hand. The watch is preserved in the Applied Arts and Design collection at Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Case
- Gold, engraved back, bow, sliding knob on the side to stop or start the movement; interior back stamped 10069 with faint engraved numbers
- Dial
- Cream-coloured face, Roman numerals, outer intervals of 25, gold-coloured hour and minute hands, blue seconds hand
- Material
- Gold (as described on the source photograph page)
Technical characteristics
- Movement
- Key-wound, lever escapement, chronograph stop/start function
- Escapement
- Lever escapement
Design
- Case type
- Chronograph
- Case decoration
- Engraved
Identification
- Holding institution
- Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Inscriptions or signatures
- Hallmarks: anchor, lion, and M; case maker mark LE; stamped '10069'
- Serial or inventory number
- 2004.4 (interior stamped: 10069)
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
- Jewel count and calibre not documented.
- Serial-number dating, case dimensions and weight remain untranscribed.
- No catalogue reference number is asserted; standard horological catalogues have not been transcribed for this specimen.