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Dial and open front case of the Victor Kullberg silver half hunter pocket watch

Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch

Victor Kullberg Silver Half Hunter Keyless Lever Pocket Watch

This English silver half hunter pocket watch is attributed by the source to Victor Kullberg of London, dating to circa the 1890s. With a silver case measuring 52 mm in diameter, the listing states the case was made by Fred Toms with maker's mark 'FT' and English hallmarks, carrying an inner cover inscription from 1897. The white enamel dial is signed VICTOR KULLBERG LONDON and displays Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track, blued steel spade hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The seller reports it contains a keyless lever full plate movement with a tourbillon-style bridge and a diamond endstone.

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Victor Kullberg deck chronometer housed in its mahogany glazed box atop Kew Class A documentation

Marine chronometer · Deck watch & deck chronometer

Victor Kullberg Spring Detent Deck Chronometer

This manual-wind deck chronometer by Victor Kullberg features a split-seconds chronograph and an up-and-down 30-hour power reserve indication. Housed in a gilded brass case within a fitted glazed mahogany box, the timepiece features a white enamel dial with Roman numerals and blued steel Breguet hands. The source describes the movement as a 20-ligne gilt brass three-quarter plate caliber with fusee and maintaining power, an Earnshaw-type spring detent chronometer escapement, a cut bimetallic balance, a helical blued balance spring, and a diamond endstone. Guildhall Museum ledgers record its manufacture for Major Rivers on August 14, 1923.

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catalog.antiquorum.swiss · 407

Front view of the Victor Kullberg pocket chronometer showing the white dial, power reserve indicator, and yellow gold case

Pocket watch · Tourbillon & karrusel watch

Victor Kullberg One Minute Tourbillon Chronometer with Earnshaw Spring Detent Escapement

This 18k yellow gold open-face pocket watch by Victor Kullberg measures 56mm in diameter and is described by the cataloguer as a one-minute tourbillon chronometer with an Earnshaw spring detent escapement. Source literature cited by Phillips records that Kullberg made only three tourbillon pocket chronometers, of which this example is the sole piece with a detent escapement. The white dial displays Roman numerals, blued steel hands, an up-and-down power reserve indicator below 12 o'clock, and subsidiary seconds at 6 o'clock. The case bears the maker's mark FT for Fred Thoms with an 1898 hallmark. Firm workbooks state work began in November 1897, and the watch was shown at the 1900 Paris Exhibition before acquisition by Elliot C. Lee in 1913.

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www.phillips.com · 130

Frontal view of the Victor Kullberg open-faced pocket watch showing the white enamel dial with up-and-down indication and subsidiary seconds.

Pocket watch · Pocket chronometer & deck watch

Victor Kullberg yellow gold open-faced watch with up-and-down indication, No. 3449

This open-faced pocket watch is attributed to Victor Kullberg and dated circa 1876, bearing serial number 3449. The piece features a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, blued steel hands, a constant seconds subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock, and an up-and-down 30-hour power reserve indicator situated below 12 o'clock. The source reports that the 18k yellow gold engine-turned case bears London hallmarks for 1876 and the casemaker mark JM. The movement is reported as a gilt half-plate caliber with a lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, and diamond endstone, signed by Victor Kullberg at 105 Liverpool Road, London.

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www.sothebys.com · 432

Top-down view of Victor Kullberg marine chronometer mounted in brass gimbals inside its open wooden transport box

Marine chronometer · Eight-day marine chronometer

Victor Kullberg 8-day marine chronometer

This marine chronometer, dated by the auction house to circa 1890, features an eight-day spring detent movement with a helical hairspring and diamond endstone attributed to Victor Kullberg. Housed in a wooden box measuring approximately 21 by 21 by 21 cm, the instrument is mounted in a brass gimbal suspension. The silvered dial carries the retailer signature Hunt & Roskell London alongside an eight-day state-of-wind indicator and running seconds subdial. The auction description notes an original bone plaque inscribed 'V. Kullberg 6643 London', with matching serial numbers reported across the case and movement.

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Three-quarter perspective view of the Victor Kullberg marine chronometer in an open rosewood box

Marine chronometer · Two-day marine chronometer

Victor Kullberg Marine Chronometer No. 4484

This marine chronometer by Victor Kullberg, numbered 4484 and catalogued to circa 1883 in London, is housed in a three-piece rosewood case with brass-line inlay, recessed flush carrying handles, and two inset ivory roundels. The chronometer features brass gimbals, a winding key mounted in the upper right corner, and a 4-inch silvered dial displaying Roman numerals, royal appointment crests, an up/down state-of-wind indicator, and subsidiary seconds. The movement is reported by the source to feature spotted plates, a freesprung bi-metallic compensated balance, and a diamond endstone.

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app.bellmans.co.uk · 1213

Front view of Victor Kullberg karrusel deck watch No. 7428 showing dial and case

Pocket watch · Pocket chronometer & deck watch

Victor Kullberg open-face karrusel deck watch, No. 7428

This Royal Navy deck watch bearing serial number 7428 is housed in an open-face silver case hallmarked for Birmingham 1897–98. The source reports it was supplied as a semi-completed, cased movement by Bahne Bonniksen in Coventry before being finished by Victor Kullberg. The movement features an Earnshaw-type spring detent escapement mounted on a 52-minute karrusel carriage. Its two-piece white enamel dial displays Roman hour numerals, outer Arabic five-minute divisions, and blued steel hands with centre seconds, signed below XII with a broad arrow mark. Ordered by the Admiralty in February 1913, the watch remained in naval service until 1945.

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www.rmg.co.uk · ZAA0160

Victor Kullberg silver open-face deck watch No. 9017, circa 1915.

Pocket watch · Pocket chronometer & deck watch

Victor Kullberg silver open-face deck watch No. 9017

This silver open-face deck watch numbered 9017 is by Victor Kullberg, dating to circa 1915. The silver case is hallmarked for London 1915–16 with sponsor's mark T.R.A. for Thomas Richard Arnott of Coventry and case number 52797. The white enamel dial features black Roman numerals, Arabic fifths-of-seconds markings, blued steel spade and poker hands, and a centre seconds pointer with a counterpoised tail. It is signed beneath XII with 'KULLBERG / LONDON / 9017 / ↑'. The gilt-brass half-plate keyless going barrel movement has four turned pillars and a ratchet tooth lever escapement with a free-sprung compensation balance.

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www.rmg.co.uk · ZAA0165

Front view of the Victor Kullberg 18-karat gold hunting cased keyless watch with open front cover

Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch

Victor Kullberg Keyless Pocket Watch with Power Reserve

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.

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catalog.antiquorum.swiss · 466