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West End Watch Co.
A lavishly decorated and rare yellow gold, enamel, diamond and pearl-set minute repeating triple calendar chronograph pocket watch with half-hunter case, enamel dial, Arabic numerals, moon phases and winding key, made for the Indian market
Estimate
HK$120,000–240,000
€13,100–26,100
$15,400–30,800
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Manufacturer
West End Watch Co.
Year
Circa 1910
Case No
G441286, 62, inside cuvette numbered G4128, 62
Material
18K yellow gold
Calibre
Manual, 17’’’ movement
Dimensions
53mm diameter
Signed
Case and cuvette numbered; Dial signed by retailer
Accessories
Accompanied by a winding key.
Full-Cataloguing
GOOD TO KNOW:
- Exceptionally well-preserved
- Kept in a private collection for almost 30 years
- Made for the Indian market
West End Watch Company, a prominent manufacturer and distributor of watches worldwide since 1886 based in Leytron, Switzerland, served as a vital conduit for Swiss pocket watches destined for India. The first West End Watches are produced by Alcide Droz & Sons and distributed in the Indian market. Most of the Indian railway companies are equipped with West End watches and clocks to help synchronizing what is, till today, the world’s longest rail network.
Technically exceptional, this lavish gold hunter‑case pocket watch commands attention on its own merits with its spectacular ornamentation on both sides of the case, as well as on the caseband. The yellow gold case centered by a polychrome enamel oval medallion depicting a mythological scene, circled with pearls quartered by rose-cut diamond-set trefoils, and bordered by translucent blue enamel over engine-turning further decorated with red and yellow rosettes. The dial side with similarly enameled border and chapter ring with translucent pink enamel over engine-turning, blue enamel Arabic numerals circled by pearls and rose-cut diamonds.
Equipped with a minute repeater, triple calendar, and chronograph, it represents a sophisticated grand complication, likely intended for the discerning collector who not only prize practicality but also elegance and ornamentation.
Exceptionally well-preserved, this watch retains crisp case numbers on the case and cuvettes with its hallmarks deep and intact. Last seen publicly nearly three decades ago, it has since been held in a private collection, a remarkable example that illuminates a fascinating chapter in horological history.
- Exceptionally well-preserved
- Kept in a private collection for almost 30 years
- Made for the Indian market
West End Watch Company, a prominent manufacturer and distributor of watches worldwide since 1886 based in Leytron, Switzerland, served as a vital conduit for Swiss pocket watches destined for India. The first West End Watches are produced by Alcide Droz & Sons and distributed in the Indian market. Most of the Indian railway companies are equipped with West End watches and clocks to help synchronizing what is, till today, the world’s longest rail network.
Technically exceptional, this lavish gold hunter‑case pocket watch commands attention on its own merits with its spectacular ornamentation on both sides of the case, as well as on the caseband. The yellow gold case centered by a polychrome enamel oval medallion depicting a mythological scene, circled with pearls quartered by rose-cut diamond-set trefoils, and bordered by translucent blue enamel over engine-turning further decorated with red and yellow rosettes. The dial side with similarly enameled border and chapter ring with translucent pink enamel over engine-turning, blue enamel Arabic numerals circled by pearls and rose-cut diamonds.
Equipped with a minute repeater, triple calendar, and chronograph, it represents a sophisticated grand complication, likely intended for the discerning collector who not only prize practicality but also elegance and ornamentation.
Exceptionally well-preserved, this watch retains crisp case numbers on the case and cuvettes with its hallmarks deep and intact. Last seen publicly nearly three decades ago, it has since been held in a private collection, a remarkable example that illuminates a fascinating chapter in horological history.