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West End Watch Co.

West End Watch Co.,十分精美罕有,黃金鑲鑽及珍珠琺瑯三問全日曆計時半獵殼懷錶,備月相顯示、阿拉伯數字時標、琺瑯錶盤,特為印度市場而製,約1910年製。附上弦鑰匙

HK$120,000–240,000
€13,100–26,100
$15,400–30,800
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West End Watch Co.
Circa 1910
G441286, 62, inside cuvette numbered G4128, 62
18K yellow gold
Manual, 17’’’ movement
53mm diameter
Case and cuvette numbered; Dial signed by retailer
Accompanied by a winding key.
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.

West End Watch Co.

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