Silver demi-hunter pocket watch, 1912
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
1912
This silver demi-hunter pocket watch features an enamel dial adorned with gold decoration and a plastic crystal. It is fitted with a bar movement and a cylinder escapement.
The case is hallmarked for 0.935 sterling silver, and the dome bears the engraved inscription "To / LILLY / from Dad / May 1912". The watch is held in the Applied Arts and Design collection of the 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
- Silver demi-hunter case with plastic crystal, hallmarked sterling silver 0.935
- Dial
- Enamel dial with gold decoration
- Material
- Gold, Silver (as described on the source photograph page)
Technical characteristics
- Movement
- Bar movement with cylinder escapement
- Escapement
- Cylinder escapement
Design
- Case type
- Hunter case
- Case decoration
- Enamel, Engraved
Identification
- Holding institution
- Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Inscriptions or signatures
- Engraved on dome: "To / LILLY / from Dad / May 1912"; hallmarked sterling silver 0.935
- Serial or inventory number
- H153.5
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.