Geneva, November 8th-9th, 2025
Geneva, Nov 07, 2026
DONNE & SON LONDON, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, MINUTE REPEATER, MOON PHASES, 18K YELLOW GOLD
A very fine and rare, 18k yellow gold, manual wind half-hunting-case, keyless-winding pocket watch with hinged case back, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock, minute repeater on two steel gongs activated by a slide at 6 o’clock, and perpetual calendar. Date of the month indicated by a subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock; day of the week by a subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; month of the year and four-year leap-year cycle by a subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock; age and phases of the moon by a subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-6 |
Good Slightly oxidized |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-70-01 |
Very good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline HANDS Original |
Brand Donne & Son London
Year London hallmarks for 1882
Movement No. 1279
Case No. 1279
Caliber 46 mm., gilt-brass 4/5-plate movement, 17 jewels, going barrel, jewels set in screwed gold chatons, English lateral lever escapement, compensated balance and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve.
Diameter 56 mm.
Weight 194 gr.
Signature movement, case numbered
