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Meuron & Co. Yellow Gold Quarter Repeater Openface Pocket Watch

Partially verified

This nineteenth-century openface pocket watch by Meuron & Co. features a 60 mm yellow gold case housing a key-wound movement equipped with a cylinder escapement and a quarter repeater function. The face is configured with a semi-skeletonized white enamel chapter ring displaying Arabic numerals and an outer minute track, signed 'Meuron & Comp' above the 6 o'clock numeral. The open central aperture reveals the underlying repeating work, blued plate, and intricately engraved and pierced components. Blued steel hands indicate the time.

Front view of the Meuron & Co. yellow gold openface pocket watch showing the semi-skeletonized enamel dial and repeating mechanism
Front view of the Meuron & Co. yellow gold openface pocket watch showing the semi-skeletonized enamel dial and repeating mechanism — Christie's. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
onlineonly.christies.com
Category
Pocket watch · Quarter repeating openface pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Meuron & Co.
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
2309
Source-reported date
19th Century
Country
Not established

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

The timepiece is housed in a 60 mm yellow gold openface case. It features a top bow with a shaped, flattened profile mounted above a cylindrical pendant.

The case is reported to be in very good condition with minor signs of wear.

Evidence for this section
  • “CASE MATERIAL: Yellow gold”
  • “CASE DIAMETER: 60 mm.”
  • “Top bow with a shaped flattened profile mounted above a cylindrical pendant.”
  • “Case: The case is in very good condition, with minor signs of wear.”

Dial Configuration

The watch features a semi-skeletonized white enamel chapter ring with italicized Arabic numerals and an outer minute track. The dial is signed 'Meuron & Comp' above the 6 o'clock numeral.

Time is indicated by blued steel Breguet-style hands with circular tips. The dial is noted as having minor imperfections.

Evidence for this section
  • “DIAL: Enamel, semi-skeletonized”
  • “White enamel chapter ring featuring italicized Arabic numerals and an outer minute track.”
  • “Blued steel Breguet-style hands with circular tips.”
  • “Dial: Minor imperfections, normal for its age.”

Mechanism and Internal Workings

The watch contains a key-wound movement with a cylinder escapement and a quarter repeater function. A central aperture in the dial allows visibility into the repeating mechanism, including the blued base plate and pierced, engraved gilt bridges.

The movement is reported to not be working at the time of cataloguing and a service is recommended.

Evidence for this section
  • “MOVEMENT: Key-wound”
  • “Central skeletonized opening revealing repeating mechanism parts, blued base plate, and pierced gilt bridges.”
  • “Movement: The movement is not working at the time of cataloguing, a service is recommended.”

Open research questions

  • What is the specific country of manufacture for this movement?
  • Can the internal movement serial number or case hallmarks be identified to refine the 19th-century dating?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Meuron & Co. Yellow Gold Quarter Repeater Openface Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Case materialYellow gold“CASE MATERIAL: Yellow gold”
Case diameter60 mm“CASE DIAMETER: 60 mm.”
DialEnamel, semi-skeletonized“DIAL: Enamel, semi-skeletonized”
Movement windingKey-wound“MOVEMENT: Key-wound”
FunctionsQuarter repeater“FUNCTIONS: Quarter repeater”
Date19th Century“CIRCA: 19th Century”

Visible details

  • White enamel chapter ring featuring italicized Arabic numerals and an outer minute track.
  • Central skeletonized opening revealing repeating mechanism parts, blued base plate, and pierced gilt bridges.
  • Blued steel Breguet-style hands with circular tips.
  • Top bow with a shaped flattened profile mounted above a cylindrical pendant.

Research qualifications

  • Movement condition reported as not working at cataloguing time.
  • Internal movement view and case back interior are not shown.
  • Country of manufacture is not stated in the source text.

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

Consulted source

MEURON & CO, YELLOW GOLD QUARTER REPEATER OPENFACE POCKET WATCH WITH CILINDER ESCAPEMENT, | Christie’s

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record d8766b12b3

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