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Pocket watch · Quarter repeating pocket watch

Louis Tavernier French silver open-faced quarter repeating pocket watch

Partially verified

This open-faced key-wound pocket watch is catalogued by Bellmans as an early nineteenth-century French silver quarter repeating timepiece by Louis Tavernier of Paris, dated to circa 1810. The source states the movement features a double-wheel Debaufre-type escapement. The silver case includes a plain band, ring pendant, glass covers, and a quarter repeating push-plunger projecting from the band near the 2 o'clock position. The dial features an engine-turned center, Roman numeral chapter ring, blued Breguet hands, and a signature cartouche inscribed L. Tavernier below the 12 o'clock numeral.

Dial and front view of the Louis Tavernier silver open-faced quarter repeating pocket watch
Dial and front view of the Louis Tavernier silver open-faced quarter repeating pocket watch — Bellmans. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
app.bellmans.co.uk
Category
Pocket watch · Quarter repeating pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Louis Tavernier
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
680
Source-reported date
circa 1810
Country
France

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 Configuration

The watch features a silver open-faced case designed with a plain band, a ring pendant, and glass covers.

A push-piece for the quarter repeating mechanism is located on the case band at the 2 o'clock position.

Evidence for this section
  • “The case with plain band, ring pendant and glass covers, push/repeat at 2 o'clock”

Dial Details

The dial displays an engine-turned center with a cartouche inscribed 'L. TAVERNIER'.

The chapter ring features Roman numerals and is paired with blued steel Breguet-style hands.

Evidence for this section
  • “Engine-turned central dial sector with a cartouche inscribed 'L. TAVERNIER'”
  • “Blued steel Breguet-style hour and minute hands over a brushed silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals”

Movement Attribution and Specification

The source attributes the watch to Louis Tavernier of Paris, dated to circa 1810. The timepiece is described as a key-wound model.

The movement is noted by the source to include a double-wheel Debaufre-type escapement, though this is not visible in the front-facing photograph.

Evidence for this section
  • “By Louis Tavernier, Paris, circa 1810”
  • “double-wheel Debaufre-type escapement”

Open research questions

  • Are there specific hallmark stamps present on the case to confirm the French origin and date?
  • What is the full content of the truncated movement description mentioned in the source text?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Louis Tavernier French silver open-faced quarter repeating pocket watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
MakerLouis Tavernier, Paris“By Louis Tavernier, Paris, circa 1810”
Datecirca 1810“circa 1810”
EscapementDouble-wheel Debaufre-type escapement“double-wheel Debaufre-type escapement”
CasePlain band, ring pendant and glass covers, push/repeat at 2 o'clock“The case with plain band, ring pendant and glass covers, push/repeat at 2 o'clock”
MakerLouis Tavernier“By Louis Tavernier, Paris”
EscapementDouble-wheel Debaufre-type“double-wheel Debaufre-type escapement”
Estimated Datecirca 1810“circa 1810”

Visible details

  • Engine-turned central dial sector with a cartouche inscribed 'L. TAVERNIER'
  • Blued steel Breguet-style hour and minute hands over a brushed silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals
  • Repeater push-piece protruding from the case band at approximately the 2 o'clock position
  • Silver case with spherical neck and circular suspension ring at 12 o'clock

Research qualifications

  • Cataloguing description in source text is partially truncated
  • Escapement and internal movement configuration are reported by the source and cannot be inspected from the front view photograph alone

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

Consulted source

Reviewed 2026-10-25 · Record ff1a957be1

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