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Victor Kullberg Keyless Pocket Watch with Power Reserve

Partially verified

This Victor Kullberg pocket watch, numbered 6288, is an 18-karat gold keyless hunting-cased timepiece dating to 1896, as confirmed by London hallmarks. and features a four-body case with a polished "pomme et filets" finish and a gold cuvette. The white enamel dial is detailed with Roman numerals, sunk subsidiary seconds, and an up-and-down power reserve scale, accompanied by blued steel spade hands. The movement is an 18-size, frosted and gilt three-quarter plate construction featuring 15 jewels in screwed settings, a fusee with maintaining power, an English lateral lever escapement, a cut bimetallic balance with a diamond endstone, and a free-sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. The movement is signed by the maker, and the auction description reports the object is in very good condition.

Front view of the Victor Kullberg 18-karat gold hunting cased keyless watch with open front cover
Front view of the Victor Kullberg 18-karat gold hunting cased keyless watch with open front cover — Antiquorum. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
catalog.antiquorum.swiss
Category
Pocket watch · Keyless hunting cased pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Victor Kullberg
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
466
Source-reported date
1896
Source-reported place
United Kingdom
Source-reported serial
6288

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 Dial

The watch is housed in an 18-karat gold hunting case, identified as a four-body configuration. The exterior of the case is finished with a polished "pomme et filets" pattern. A gold cuvette protects the internal movement mechanisms.

The white enamel dial displays Roman numeral hour markers and is complemented by blued steel spade-style hands. In addition to a sunk subsidiary seconds dial, the face incorporates an up-and-down scale designed to track the power reserve of the watch.

Evidence for this section
  • “C. Four body, massive, "pomme et filets", polished. Gold cuvette.”
  • “D. White enamel with Roman numerals, sunk subsidiary seconds and up-and-down scale. Blued steel "spade" hands.”

Movement and Escapement

The watch utilizes an 18-size movement finished in frosted and gilt. It is built as a three-quarter plate configuration containing 15 jewels set within screwed settings. The timing train incorporates a fusee mechanism equipped with maintaining power.

The escapement is an English lateral lever type. The watch employs a cut bimetallic balance featuring a diamond endstone and a free-sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. The movement is signed by the maker.

Evidence for this section
  • “M. 18-, frosted and gilt, three quarter plate, 15 jewels in screwed settings, fusee with maintainIng power, English lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance with diamond endstone, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on the movement.”

Hallmarks and Condition

The watch displays London hallmarks consistent with a manufacturing date of 1896.

Regarding the state of the watch, the auction description reports that the object is currently in very good condition.

Evidence for this section
  • “London Hallmarks for 1896.”
  • “In very good condition.”

Open research questions

  • What is the significance of the specific 'pomme et filets' case decoration relative to Kullberg’s production?
  • Did the watch undergo any specific horological testing or certification during its original sale in 1896?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Victor Kullberg Keyless Pocket Watch with Power Reserve
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
MakerVictor Kullberg“Victor Kullberg, 105 Liverpool Road, London”
Serial number6288“No. 6288”
Date1896“London Hallmarks for 1896”
Case material18 ct. gold“18 ct. gold hunting cased keyless watch”
Movement typeThree-quarter plate with fusee“frosted and gilt, three quarter plate, 15 jewels in screwed settings, fusee with maintainIng power”
EscapementEnglish lateral lever“English lateral lever escapement”
Dimensions53 mm“Diam. 53mm”
Balance springHelical“free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves”

Visible details

  • Case is polished with 'pomme et filets' design
  • Dial includes an up-and-down power reserve indicator
  • Movement features frosted and gilt plates
  • Spade hands are made of blued steel

Research qualifications

  • Full extent of mechanical functionality is not described in detail
  • Exact provenance or ownership history remains unstated

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

Consulted source

Victor Kullberg, 105 Liverpool Road, London, No. 6288, London Hallmarks for 1896. Fine 18 ct. gold hunting cased keyless watch with power reserve indication.

Reviewed 2026-10-26 · Record a87b7df234

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