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Angelus 18K Gold Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch

Partially verified

This circa 1920s Swiss hunting case pocket watch by Angelus features a quarter-repeating mechanism activated by an external push-piece located below the 6 o'clock position. According to the seller, the crown-wind, lever-set movement contains 17 jewels and strikes hours and quarter hours on two gongs. The movement is fitted within an 18K solid yellow gold case measuring 51.5 mm in diameter excluding the winding crown, accompanied by a matching gold cuvette. The white enamel dial is executed in a double-sunken design, marked 'ANGELUS' below 12 o'clock, with Arabic numerals, an outer minute track, and a subsidiary seconds subdial at 6.

Front three-quarter view showing the opened hunter cover, enamel dial, and side repeater slide of the 18K gold Angelus pocket watch
Front three-quarter view showing the opened hunter cover, enamel dial, and side repeater slide of the 18K gold Angelus pocket watch — empressissi. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
empress.cc
Category
Pocket watch · Quarter repeater hunting case pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Angelus
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
Source URL identifies the listing
Source-reported date
1920s
Country
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

Case and Exterior Construction

The pocket watch is configured in a hunting case format executed in 18K solid yellow gold, measuring 51.5 mm across excluding the crown. The seller reports that the case is decorated in an Art Nouveau motif featuring an open cartouche, and that the internal dust cover (cuvette) is also made of gold.

Visible examination shows the winding crown and bow positioned at 3 o'clock, typical of a hunter layout. The inside surface of the opened front hunting cover displays engine-turned circular perlage, while an external push-piece controlling the repeating mechanism is set into the case perimeter directly below the 6 o'clock location.

Evidence for this section
  • “set in 18K solid yellow gold case in Art Nouveau motif”
  • “The dust cover is made of gold as well.”
  • “measures 51,5mm side to side (excluding crown)”
  • “Winding crown and bow located at 3 o'clock”
  • “Circular engine-turned perlage decoration on the inside of the hinged front cover”
  • “Repeater push-piece visible on the case rim below the 6 o'clock marker”

Dial Display and Design

The dial is a factory-original double-sunken white enamel design signed 'ANGELUS' centrally below the 12 o'clock position. Time is indicated via stylized black Arabic hour numerals bordered by a railway-style outer minute track.

A subsidiary seconds register is recessed at 6 o'clock, featuring concentric markings with printed Arabic intervals at ten-second increments. The source notes that the dial retains an original set of hands beneath an internal crystal.

Evidence for this section
  • “factory original double sunken style in enamel”
  • “Dial signed 'ANGELUS' centrally below the 12 position”
  • “White enamel dial with stylized black Arabic numerals and railway-style outer minute track”
  • “Subsidiary seconds dial positioned at 6 o'clock with Arabic ten-second numerals”
  • “has an original set of hands”
  • “comes with an internal mint crystal”

Reported Mechanism and Documentation Limits

According to source documentation, the watch is powered by a crown-wind, lever-set movement featuring a nickel finish and running on 17 jewels. The quarter-repeating complication is stated to operate via an exterior button located below the 6 o'clock position, sounding the hours and elapsed quarter hours on two gongs.

Because internal photography of the movement and cuvette markings is not supplied, key mechanical and manufacturing details cannot be visually verified. Caliber designation, movement serial numbers, and hallmarks are not recorded in this source, and operational claims regarding condition and chiming rely strictly on seller representations.

Evidence for this section
  • “quality nickel finish movement in excellent working order”
  • “early complicated crown wind/lever set caliber featuring a quarter repeater through an exterior button located below the '6' position”
  • “running on 17 jewels”
  • “chiming on two gongs properly the hour and number of quarters”

Open research questions

  • What specific caliber designation and base movement manufacturer are stamped under the balance or on the movement plates?
  • What case maker marks, assay hallmarks, or serial numbers are stamped on the interior of the hunter covers and gold dust cuvette?
  • Does the lever-setting mechanism require bezel removal or an external slot beneath the front cover to set the time?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Angelus 18K Gold Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Case material18K solid yellow gold“set in 18K solid yellow gold case”
Movement jewel count17 jewels“running on 17 jewels”
ComplicationQuarter repeater chiming on two gongs“chiming on two gongs properly the hour and number of quarters”
Case diameter51.5 mm excluding crown“measures 51,5mm side to side (excluding crown)”
Dial constructionDouble-sunken enamel“factory original double sunken style in enamel”
Winding and setting mechanismCrown wind, lever set“early complicated crown wind/lever set caliber”
Case decorationArt Nouveau motif with open cartouche“Art Nouveau motif with open cartouche”

Visible details

  • White enamel dial with stylized black Arabic numerals and railway-style outer minute track
  • Dial signed 'ANGELUS' centrally below the 12 position
  • Subsidiary seconds dial positioned at 6 o'clock with Arabic ten-second numerals
  • Circular engine-turned perlage decoration on the inside of the hinged front cover
  • Repeater push-piece visible on the case rim below the 6 o'clock marker
  • Winding crown and bow located at 3 o'clock

Research qualifications

  • Caliber designation and movement serial number are not stated in the source description
  • Internal movement view is not depicted in the provided photograph

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

Consulted source

1920s ANGELUS Quarter Repeater 18K Gold Swiss Pocket Watch – empressissi

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record bb695fec00

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