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Geneva, Nov 08, 2026

LOT 279

ALEXANDER CUMMING INVERARAY, ENGLAND, PAIR CASED POCKET WATCH MOTTO ''CORDO ET MANU'' (WITH HEART AND HAND), 22K YELLOW GOLD

CHF 3,800 - 7,500

HKD 35,300 - 71,000 / USD 4,500 - 9,000 / EUR 4,000 - 8,000 / JPY 720,000 - 1,430,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 4,032

A fine and early, 22k yellow gold, manual wind open-face, key-winding pocket watch. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic five-minute numerals, with blued steel hands. Case back engraved with the motto “Corde et Manu”, above an iconography depicting two clasped hands surmounted by a heart.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Alexander Cumming Inveraray, England

Year Circa 1750

Caliber 33 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement with Cummings curved teeth of the escape wheel, brass balance with flat balance spring, single-footed clock, gilt brass dust cup.

Diameter 50 mm.

Weight 118 gr.

Signature Dial, case and movement

Accessories Accompanied by the original box, small gold chain and gold watch key.