Case and Dial Construction
The watch is constructed in an 18K pink gold case of the 'bassine et filets' style, consisting of three parts. The front cover is polished and features initials. The watch employs a double-dialed configuration, a feature that distinguishes its display capabilities from standard pocket watches.
The primary dial is composed of white enamel and displays time via radial Roman numerals with an outer minute track and Arabic five-minute markers. A subsidiary seconds dial is located at the bottom, while a large lunar aperture dominates the center, incorporating a lunar calendar along its periphery. The reverse of the piece features an annular white enamel dial for reading the date and the days of the week, designed with an open center to reveal the internal movement mechanism.
Evidence for this section
- “Three-body, bassine et filets, polished front cover with initials.”
- “White enamel on the front with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds, large inner moon phase aperture with lunar calendar on the edge.”
- “Annular white enamel dial on the reverse with outer black Arabic chapter for the dates, inner days of the week, the center exposing the movement.”