Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch

A 9 carat gold half hunter lever movement pocket watch

Partially verified

This is a 9-carat gold half-hunter pocket watch with a lever movement, catalogued as Lot 11. The white enamel dial features black Roman numerals, an outer railway minute track, and an inset subsidiary seconds dial at six o'clock, with 'SWISS MADE' printed along the lower perimeter. The source states the movement is signed 'Elsinore', the cuvette features a presentation inscription, and the case incorporates an outer enamel chapter dial while bearing hallmarks for Birmingham, 1934.

Front view of open 9-carat gold half-hunter pocket watch showing dial and subsidiary seconds. — Bonhams. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source: www.bonhams.com
Category: Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Form: Half hunter pocket watch
Maker / attribution: Elsinore
Reference: Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier: 11
Source-reported date: 1934
Source-reported place: Switzerland

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Dial and Hands

The pocket watch features a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. Visible observation records 'SWISS MADE' printed across the lower edge flanking the subsidiary seconds dial.

Observation of the dial reveals spade-style blued or blackened hour hands and a matching slim minute hand.

Evidence for this section

“The white enamel dial with black roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial”
“White enamel dial with black Roman numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.”
“'SWISS MADE' printed across the lower edge flanking the subsidiary seconds dial.”
“Spade-style blued or blackened hour hand and matching slim minute hand.”

Case and Construction

The case is catalogued as 9-carat gold and features an outer enamel chapter dial, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1934.

Direct visual inspection shows the hinged front half-hunter cover opened to the left, revealing an interior central viewing aperture. A fluted onion crown with a round bow is positioned at 3 o'clock.

Evidence for this section

“A 9 carat gold half hunter lever movement pocket watch”
“the case with outer enamel chapter dial, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1934.”
“Hinged front half-hunter cover open to the left, showing an interior central viewing aperture.”
“Fluted onion crown with round bow positioned at 3 o'clock.”

Movement and Inscription

The internal mechanism is described in auction documentation as a lever movement signed 'Elsinore'.

The cuvette is stated to feature a presentation inscription. Neither the movement nor the presentation inscription text is visible in the lot photograph, and details of the inscription are not transcribed in the source.

Evidence for this section

“the movement signed, 'Elsinore'”
“the cuvette with presentation inscription”
“A 9 carat gold half hunter lever movement pocket watch”

Open research questions

What is the full text and date of the presentation inscription on the cuvette?
Which maker's mark or sponsor's mark is stamped alongside the 1934 Birmingham hallmarks?
What are the specific technical specifications and caliber details of the 'Elsinore'-signed lever movement?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for A 9 carat gold half hunter lever movement pocket watch
Field	Source-reported value	Source quotation
Case material	9 carat gold	“A 9 carat gold half hunter lever movement pocket watch”
Movement signature	Elsinore	“the movement signed, 'Elsinore'”
Hallmark and date	Birmingham, 1934	“hallmarked for Birmingham, 1934.”
Dial description	White enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds	“The white enamel dial with black roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial”
Cuvette inscription	Presentation inscription	“the cuvette with presentation inscription”
Case feature	Outer enamel chapter dial	“the case with outer enamel chapter dial”
Auction result	£164.50 inc. premium	“Sold for £164.50 inc. premium”
Sale date and location	20 June 2006, Knowle	“20 June 2006, 11:00 BST Knowle”

Visible details

Hinged front half-hunter cover open to the left, showing an interior central viewing aperture.
White enamel dial with black Roman numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.
'SWISS MADE' printed across the lower edge flanking the subsidiary seconds dial.
Fluted onion crown with round bow positioned at 3 o'clock.
Spade-style blued or blackened hour hand and matching slim minute hand.

Research qualifications

The movement and the cuvette presentation inscription are not visible in the photograph.
The exterior of the front cover with its outer enamel chapter ring is facing away from the camera.

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.