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Swiss Rose Gold Double-Sided Calendar Quarter Repeated, 1900s

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.
Maker / attribution
Unrecorded in source
Date
1900s
Country of origin
Switzerland
Object type
Pocket watch
Materials / technique
gold
Stock no.
Product 3479
Credit line
Dealer listing, WatchMuseum.org shop (product 3479)
Catalogue title (original)
Swiss Rose Gold Double-Sided Calendar Quarter Repeated (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by WatchMuseum.org shop (stock number Product 3479), this is a pocket watch, made in Switzerland, dated 1900s. The Atlas places it in the Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking period (1900 – 1945) of its Pocket Watches collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: gold. The record is illustrated with 5 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — WatchMuseum.org shop

Step into the world of horological excellence with the Swiss Rose Gold Double-Sided Calendar Quarter Repeated pocket watch, a timeless masterpiece from the 1900s. This exquisite timepiece, crafted from heavy 18ct rose gold, boasts a double-sided calendar and a quarter repeater mechanism, making it a rare and valuable collector’s item. Measuring an impressive 58mm in diameter, the watch features a pristine white enamel dial adorned with black Arabic numerals and an outer minute track, complemented by blued steel spade hands and a subsidiary seconds dial at the six o’clock position. Encased in a full hunter case that is Swiss hallmarked and numbered, the watch’s front cover is embellished with a monogram, adding a touch of personalized elegance. The plain back cover intriguingly opens to reveal the intricate calendar works, showcasing day, date, and month cycles ingeniously integrated into the watch’s mechanism. Powered by a highly-jeweled nickel-finished movement with a woolf’s tooth winding, this pocket watch not only tells time but also chimes the hours and quarters with mesmerizing precision, thanks to its visible gongs and hammers. With its impeccable craftsmanship and unique design, this Swiss Rose Gold Double-Sided Calendar Quarter Repeated pocket watch is more than just a timepiece; it is a rare treasure and a testament to the art of watchmaking. This is a remarkable Swiss pocket watch made in the 1900s. It’s a heavy 18ct rose gold double sided calendar quarter repeater keyless lever pocket watch measuring 58mm. The white enamel dial is exquisitely designed with black Arabic numerals and outer minute track. The spade hands are blued steel, and the dial has a small subsidiary seconds dial at its six o’clock position. The elegant timepiece is housed in a full hunter case which is Swiss hallmarked and numbered. The front cover has a monogram that adds to its character, while the plain back cover opens to reveal the calendar works with day, date, and month cycles interlinked into the mechanism of the watch. The calendar work’s placement is unusual, located inside the back cover and not on the dial. This unique watch is powered by a magnificent highly-jeweled nickel-finished movement with a woolf’s tooth winding. The gongs and hammers that chime the hours and quarters are mesmerizing and visible in action. Overall this is an outstanding and captivating pocket watch that is a rare treasure to own. Case Material: 18k Gold,Rose Gold Case Shape: Round Case Dimensions: Diameter: 58 mm (2.29 in) Period: 20th Century Date of Manufacture: 1900s Condition: Good

Historical context

Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking (1900 – 1945)

The wristwatch displaces the pocket watch; waterproof cases, self-winding and grand complications.

The pocket watch reached technical maturity and then began to give way to the wristwatch after the First World War. Complicated watches for collectors such as Henry Graves Jr. and James Ward Packard, railroad watches, and slim Art Deco dress watches are characteristic.

Read the period in the timelineMore pocket watches from this periodEarlier: Industrial Revolution

Atlas type guide

Calendar, moon-phase and perpetual calendar watches

Calendar complications range from a simple date to the perpetual calendar, which automatically allows for months of different lengths and leap years until 2100. Pocket watches with perpetual calendars were made in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; Patek Philippe made the first perpetual calendar wristwatch in 1925, and series production followed in 1941. The annual calendar (Patek Philippe, 1996) needs correction only once a year.

Moon-phase displays use a disc with two moons and 59 teeth advanced daily, approximating the 29.5-day lunation; more precise trains reduce the error to one day in over a century.

What to look for

  • Apertures or subsidiary dials for day, date, month and leap year.
  • Moon disc under a 'bosom' shaped aperture.
  • Recessed correctors on the case band for setting the calendar.

Dating clues

  • Triple-date wristwatches: popular c. 1940–1955.
  • Perpetual calendar wristwatches: from 1925 (unique) and 1941 (series).

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

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