56 Gübelin Very Rare and Fine, Open Face Minute Repeater, Pocket Watch in Gold, With White Dial

Estimate: €5,000 –⁠ 10,000

Model: Pocket Watch
Case Material: Yellow Gold
Year: 1950s
Movement: Manual
Case N°: 158292
Dimensions: 45 mm
Signed: Dial, movement and case

Founded in 1854 by Maurice Breitschmid with the opening of a small watchmaker’s shop in the Swiss city of Lucerne. Known for its exquisite high-end jewelry, gemstone expertise, and as purveyors of some of today’s most sought-after luxury watch brands the Swiss, over time the business grew, moving to ever-larger locations in the city until recently settling in the prime site on the quay that still houses Gübelin’s Lucerne boutique today. The lot offered here is an exceptional piece of design and craftsmanship by Gübelin. A pocket watch with minute-repeating, keyless, seconds register at six o’clock. The combined elements of white dial harmonize in a symphony with its baton indexes for the hours, and outer dot minute divisions for the minutes. The yellow-gold case has indeed been preserved in excellent conditions and further embellished with a slider button for the minute repeating function. The movement is simply wonderful with the repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band, a feature of the dials of some of the best vintage timepieces and so appreciated by collectors.