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Pocket watch · Five-minute repeater hunting-cased pocket watch

Patek Philippe / Tiffany & Co. 18K Pink Gold Five-Minute Repeater Pocket Watch

Partially verified

This hunting-cased pocket watch in 18k pink gold features a five-minute repeater mechanism striking on gongs via a slide on the band. Attributed to Tiffany & Co. and Patek Philippe, the 53 mm timepiece contains a 19-ligne manual-wind movement, numbered 90082, fitted with 29 jewels, a wolf's tooth winding assembly, and a cut bimetallic compensation balance. The white enamel dial is configured with Arabic hour numerals, outer red five-minute markers, blued steel spade hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. Archival documentation records the movement's sale to Tiffany & Co. in January 1898.

Front view of the opened pocket watch showing the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and sub-seconds
Front view of the opened pocket watch showing the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and sub-seconds — Antiquorum. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
catalog.antiquorum.swiss
Category
Pocket watch · Five-minute repeater hunting-cased pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Tiffany & Co. / Patek Philippe
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
313
Source-reported date
Movement sold to Tiffany in January 1898
Country
Switzerland
Source-reported serial
90082

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

Dial and Case Configuration

The pocket watch is configured in a 53 mm 18k pink gold hunting case, observed with its hinged front cover open to the left. The dial surface is white enamel, bearing the painted retailer inscription 'TIFFANY & CO NEW-YORK' positioned below the 12 o'clock numeral, with blued steel spade hour and minute hands and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.

The hunting case arrangement places the winding crown and bow at the 3 o'clock position on the band. Although the case exterior and cuvette are not visible in the provided image, the catalog lists matching movement and case numbers of 90082, with signatures noted for the dial, case, and movement.

Evidence for this section
  • “White enamel dial inscribed 'TIFFANY & CO NEW-YORK' below the 12 o'clock position”
  • “Winding crown and bow located at the 3 o'clock position on the opened hunting case”
  • “Diameter 53 mm.”
  • “Signature Dial, case and movement”
  • “Case No. 90082”

Reported Movement and Repeating Mechanism

The movement is not depicted in the provided primary photograph. The catalog describes it as a 19-ligne manual-wind caliber numbered 90082 with rhodium plating and fausses côtes decoration, fitted with 29 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, a counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, a cut bimetallic compensation balance, and a blued steel Breguet balance spring.

The five-minute repeater mechanism strikes on gongs and is activated by a slide mounted on the band. The auction house's grading system notes the movement condition as slightly oxidized and suggests an overhaul at the buyer's expense.

Evidence for this section
  • “Caliber 19''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band.”
  • “Movement No. 90082”
  • “Movement: 3-6* Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense”

Archival Provenance and Documentation

The source documents that an Extract from the Archives accompanies the pocket watch. The entry under Year states that the movement was sold to Tiffany in January 1898.

Specific hallmark details, interior cuvette engravings, and bridge markings are not detailed in the single photographic record or catalog text beyond the attribution to Tiffany & Co. and Patek Philippe.

Evidence for this section
  • “Accessories Extract from the Archives”
  • “Movement sold to Tiffany in January 1898”
  • “Brand Tiffany & Co./Patek Philippe, Switzerland”

Open research questions

  • What specific hallmarks and case maker stamps are present on the inner case covers and cuvette of case number 90082?
  • What exact text and signatures are engraved directly on the movement plates and bridge surfaces?
  • Does the Extract from the Archives record the watch as having been cased in Switzerland prior to export or cased upon receipt by Tiffany & Co. in New York?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Patek Philippe / Tiffany & Co. 18K Pink Gold Five-Minute Repeater Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Case Material18k pink gold“18k pink gold, manual wind hunting-cased”
ComplicationFive-minute repeater“five minute repeater with enamel dial”
Movement Number90082“Movement No. 90082”
Case Number90082“Case No. 90082”
Diameter53 mm“Diameter 53 mm.”
Jewels29 jewels“29 jewels”
Caliber19'''“Caliber 19'''”
EscapementCounterpoised straight-line lever escapement“counterpoised straight-line lever escapement”
Striking MechanismRepeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band“repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band”
Balance SpringBlued steel Breguet balance spring“blued steel Breguet balance spring”
Included AccessoriesExtract from the Archives“Accessories Extract from the Archives”

Visible details

  • White enamel dial inscribed 'TIFFANY & CO NEW-YORK' below the 12 o'clock position
  • Blued steel spade hour and minute hands with a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock
  • Winding crown and bow located at the 3 o'clock position on the opened hunting case
  • Hinged front cover opened to the left displaying the dial assembly

Research qualifications

  • Source notes the movement is slightly oxidized and recommends an overhaul at the buyer's expense.
  • Movement and closed case exterior are not depicted in the provided primary photograph.

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

Consulted source

PATEK PHILIPPE / TIFFANY & CO, SWITZERLAND, FIVE-MINUTE REPEATER, 18K PINK GOLD | | Geneva, November 9-10, 2024

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record fa43a4686e

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