Swiss Lépine lady's 585 yellow gold pocket watch, c. 1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1900
This is a small Lépine-style lady's pocket watch, likely of Swiss origin, dating to approximately 1900. The case is constructed from 585 yellow gold and features a back cover decorated with guilloché work, an engraved wreath of flowers and leaves, scrolls, and a central cartouche containing the interlaced monogram "MW".
A metal dust cover (cuvette) protects the movement and bears engravings reading "Genève", "Remontoir", "CYLINDRE", "10 RUBIS", and the serial number "36151". The white enamel dial displays black Roman numerals for the hours and an outer minute track featuring Arabic five-minute numerals, accompanied by blued hands with a pierced lozenge design. The watch is powered by a gilt cylinder movement with 10 jewels and features keyless winding via the crown positioned at 12 o'clock.
The movement includes a regulator with a scale. The watch measures 32 mm in diameter, 10 mm in height, and weighs 27 grams.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Height
- 10 mm
- Weight
- 27 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
- Material
- 585 yellow gold, metal dust cover
Technical characteristics
- Jewels
- 10
- Winding
- keyless
- Features
- regulator with scale
- Movement
- cylinder escapement
Design
- Dial
- white enamel
- Hands
- blued with pierced lozenge
- Numerals
- Roman hours, Arabic five-minute markers
- Case back
- guilloché with floral and scroll engraving and monogram MW
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.