Geneva, Nov 08, 2026
JOSEPH CURTET, FRANCE, REVOLUTIONARY CALENDAR WITH 30 DAYS PER MONTH AND A TEN-DAY WEEK, SILVER
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A fine and rare, silver, manual wind open-face, key-winding centre-seconds pocket watch. White enamel dial decorated with coloured French Revolutionary motifs. Eccentric dial at 12 o’clock with Arabic numerals, subsidiary dial for the ten-day Revolutionary week at 8 o’clock, and subsidiary dial for the 30-day Revolutionary calendar at 4 o’clock.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6-8 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-71-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
Brand Joseph Curtet, France
Year Circa 1795
Caliber 43 mm., hinged, gilt-brass full-plate movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, blued steel balance spring, Continental cock pierced and engraved with scrolls, and polished steel endpiece.
Diameter 53 mm.
Signature Dial and movement
Accessories Accompanied by the original box, bearing the initials of the original owner and the inscription “L’AN IV”, referring to Year IV of the French Republican Calendar, which ran from 23 September 1795 to 21 September 1796.
