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Gübelin Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Open Face Pocket Watch

Partially verified

Dating to circa 1925 and retailed by Swiss firm Gübelin, this open face pocket watch is cased in 18K white gold measuring 46.5 mm in diameter. The source reports a manual-wind, 29-jewel movement equipped with a minute repeating mechanism and perpetual calendar. The silvered dial features stylized applied Breguet hour numerals and four subsidiary dials displaying day, date, a 4-year leap year perpetual calendar register, and running seconds with a moon phase aperture. The case, dial, and movement are signed Gübelin.

Dial view of the Gübelin 18K white gold minute repeating perpetual calendar open face pocket watch
Dial view of the Gübelin 18K white gold minute repeating perpetual calendar open face pocket watch — Phillips. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
www.phillips.com
Category
Pocket watch · Minute repeating perpetual calendar pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Gübelin
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
192
Source-reported date
Circa 1925
Country
Switzerland
Source-reported serial
69'132

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 External Construction

This open face pocket watch is housed in an 18K white gold case measuring 46.5 mm in diameter, identified by case number 69'132. The exterior features an angular, geometric bow situated above a fluted winding crown, with a repeater slide integrated into the case flank.

A hallmark is visible under the bow of the case.

Evidence for this section
  • “Material 18K white gold”
  • “Dimensions 46.5mm. Diameter”
  • “Case No 69'132”
  • “Angular geometric bow situated above the fluted winding crown at 12 o'clock”
  • “Repeater slide visible along the case flank”
  • “There is furthermore a crisp and sharp hallmark under the bow”

Dial Configuration

The silvered dial includes applied Breguet numerals and openwork hands. It is arranged with four subsidiary dials: the leap-year cycle at 12 o'clock, the date at 3 o'clock, the day of the week at 9 o'clock, and constant seconds combined with a moon phase aperture at 6 o'clock.

The Gübelin signature is present on the dial at the 6 o'clock position.

Evidence for this section
  • “Applied stylized Breguet hour numerals and openwork hands”
  • “four different subdials and a moon phase aperture”
  • “The retailer's signature is proudly displayed at 6 o'clock”

Mechanism and Provenance

The watch is equipped with a manual-wind, 29-jewel movement and a minute repeating mechanism. While the case, dial, and movement are signed by the retailer Gübelin, the movement lacks a manufacturer's signature.

The source notes that research suggests potential, unconfirmed manufacturing by watchmakers such as Audemars Piguet or Haas Neveux, citing contractual reasons for the absence of their signatures.

Evidence for this section
  • “Calibre Manual, 29 jewels”
  • “Signed Case, dial and movement signed Gübelin”
  • “Most intriguing is the movement, which is not signed by the manufacturer. Research suggests that watchmakers such as Audemars Piguet or Haas Neveux did not sign their movements”

Open research questions

  • What specific technical evidence exists to substantiate the hypothesized roles of Audemars Piguet or Haas Neveux?
  • Does the serial number 69'132 align with known internal production records of specific movement blanks utilized by Gübelin during the 1920s?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Gübelin Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Open Face Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Case Material18K white gold“Material 18K white gold”
CalibreManual, 29 jewels“Calibre Manual, 29 jewels”
Case Number69'132“Case No 69'132”
Dimensions46.5mm. Diameter“Dimensions 46.5mm. Diameter”
SignaturesCase, dial and movement signed Gübelin“Signed Case, dial and movement signed Gübelin”
Estimated DatingCirca 1925“Year Circa 1925”

Visible details

  • Open face dial with four subsidiary dials: leap-year calendar cycle at 12, date at 3, moon phases with constant seconds at 6, and day of the week at 9 o'clock
  • Applied stylized Breguet hour numerals and openwork hands
  • Angular geometric bow situated above the fluted winding crown at 12 o'clock
  • Repeater slide visible along the case flank

Research qualifications

  • Original movement manufacturer is unsigned and unconfirmed beyond retailer branding; source notes potential makers such as Audemars Piguet or Haas Neveux
  • Internal movement and inner case back are not visible in the provided image

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

Consulted source

Gübelin The Geneva Watch Auction: FIVE

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record 245e991eed

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