June 30, 2020 Fine Pocket Watch
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/30/2020
14K Gold Touchon & Co Minute-Repeating Open Face Pocket Watch, Circa 1920's. Case marked with raised "K14" tomb-stone mark, numbered, fully hallmarked and signed "Wittnauer & Co., Switzerland" inside cuvette. Cuvette with hand-engraved presentation, "1886-1920 J.P.H. & Co.". Back cover with hand-engraved conjoined "WC" monogram within diamond-shaped frame. Movement is double signed, "Wittnauer & Co., Switzerland" & "Touchon & Co., Geneva", numbered (matching case) and marked "Swiss". Hour-strike chime has a vibration present when in activated lying flat. This vibration goes away if sounded facing down, or with cuvette open. Minor adjustment needed to correct this, otherwise in excellent condition.
Condition: (Very Good).
Case Material
14K Yellow Gold.
Case Type
Open Face, Monogrammed.
Dial
Silver Grained, Single Sunken.
Subsidiary Dials
Constant seconds.
Hands
Blued steel breguet.
Movement
Keyless Pendant-Set, No. 134793, 23j, four adjustments.
Complications
Minute Repeater.
Signed
"Touchon & Co." on dial and movement, & "Wittnauer & Co." on movement and cuvette.
Condition
Excellent working order, minor hour-strike adjustment needed.