Pocket watch · Hunter case perpetual calendar chronograph pocket watch

Swiss Yellow Gold Hunter Case Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Pocket Watch

Partially verified

Catalogued as Swiss manufacture circa 1900, this pocket watch is encased in an 18k yellow gold hunter case measuring 57 mm in diameter. The source reports a mechanical movement featuring minute repeating, perpetual calendar, leap year indicator, and chronograph mechanisms. The movement is unsigned and numbered 27'833, while the case bears number 50'442. Visible on the white dial are black Arabic numerals, an outer chronograph track, and four subsidiary registers providing French day, date, month with leap year cycles, and running seconds combined with a moon phase aperture.

Front view showing dial and open hunter case of the pocket watch — Phillips. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source: www.phillips.com
Category: Pocket watch · Hunter case perpetual calendar chronograph pocket watch
Maker / attribution: Not established
Reference: Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier: 1082
Source-reported date: Circa 1900
Country: Switzerland
Source-reported serial: 27'833

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

Identity and Attribution

Catalogued simply under the manufacturer heading Swiss, this pocket watch is assigned an approximate production date of circa 1900. The auction catalog notes that the movement is unsigned but numbered, and under the signature field it is described as 'Case and movement numbered'.

The case is catalogued with case number 50'442, and the movement is recorded as movement number 27'833. The source records no specific maker or retailer signature.

Evidence for this section

“Manufacturer Swiss”
“Year Circa 1900”
“Case No 50'442”
“Movement No 27'833”
“The movement is unsigned but numbered”
“Signed <em>Case and movement numbered</em>”

Case Architecture and Visible Layout

The timepiece is housed in an 18k yellow gold hunter case measuring 57 mm in diameter. An image of the watch shows an open hinged front cover revealing the dial, with the winding crown and bow located at the 3 o'clock position.

Operating elements including slide or pusher mechanisms are visible along the case band. Case interior and cuvette engravings are not documented in the provided photograph.

Evidence for this section

“Material 18k yellow gold”
“Dimensions 57 mm. diameter”
“Open hinged front cover revealing the dial, crown, and bow positioned at 3 o'clock”
“Slide or pusher mechanisms visible along the case band”

Dial and Complication Configuration

The visual record documents a white enamel dial with black Arabic hour markers and an outer chronograph scale. Four subsidiary dials are arranged across the face: days of the week at 12 o'clock, date at 6 o'clock, a 4-year calendar with months at 3 o'clock, and constant seconds with a moon phase aperture at 9 o'clock.

The calendar indications are lettered in French, showing abbreviations including 'DIM', 'LUN', 'MAR', 'MER', 'JEU', 'VEN', and 'SAM'. According to the auction description, the mechanical calibre incorporates a triple complication mechanism displaying the leap year, date, day, chronograph, and minute repeater.

Evidence for this section

“White enamel dial with black Arabic hour markers and an outer chronograph scale”
“Four subsidiary dials displaying days of the week at 12 o'clock, date at 6 o'clock, 4-year calendar/months at 3 o'clock, and constant seconds with moon phase aperture at 9 o'clock”
“French calendar text including 'DIM', 'LUN', 'MAR', 'MER', 'JEU', 'VEN', and 'SAM'”
“displays the leap year, date and day, a chronograph and minute repeater.”

Open research questions

What ébauche maker or finishing workshop produced mechanical movement numbered 27'833?
What hallmarks, maker's marks, or patent stamps are present on the inside of case 50'442 and its cuvette?
What specific layout is used for the repeating gongs and striking train within the movement?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Swiss Yellow Gold Hunter Case Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Pocket Watch
Field	Source-reported value	Source quotation
Case Material	18k yellow gold	“Material 18k yellow gold”
Dimensions	57 mm. diameter	“Dimensions 57 mm. diameter”
Movement Number	27'833	“Movement No 27'833”
Case Number	50'442	“Case No 50'442”
Complications	Minute repeater, perpetual calendar, leap year indicator, chronograph	“displays the leap year, date and day, a chronograph and minute repeater.”
Calibre	Mechanical	“Calibre Mechanical”
Signature Status	Case and movement numbered	“Signed <em>Case and movement numbered</em>”

Visible details

White enamel dial with black Arabic hour markers and an outer chronograph scale
Open hinged front cover revealing the dial, crown, and bow positioned at 3 o'clock
Four subsidiary dials displaying days of the week at 12 o'clock, date at 6 o'clock, 4-year calendar/months at 3 o'clock, and constant seconds with moon phase aperture at 9 o'clock
French calendar text including 'DIM', 'LUN', 'MAR', 'MER', 'JEU', 'VEN', and 'SAM'
Slide or pusher mechanisms visible along the case band

Research qualifications

The movement is unsigned and maker identity is recorded only as Swiss
Movement and case interior/exterior engravings are not visible in the provided photo

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

Consulted source

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Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record df7a7465c1

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