Bucherer’s luxurious products and sophisticated designs for 130 years. This has been the setting for the creation of Carl F. Bucherer brand is deeply rooted in the cosmopolitan spirit of Lucerne, and this is reflected in powerful brand imagery, with images in minimalistic gold that tell the brand’s success story set against the baroque heritage of its hometown. Bucherer is one of the few Swiss watch manufacturers that is still owned by its founding family. Movement – Not evaluated, but I will make the extraordinary assumption that the movement is genuine and original to this case and is functional.ĬOMMENTARY: In understanding the use of the name of the hometown it is important to note some of its history as depicted on the Carl Bucherer website. )Ĭase – some evidence of oxidation of the underlying gold filled or plated white metal, but appealing and in very nice condition. (I do not think they had self winding watches when this one was made but I am uncertain of that. The watch is said to be an automatic pocket watch which runs properly and is perhaps even self winding. Most likely either a bridge plate movement with a half plate and parallel finger bridges, or a split three-quarter plate movement with 17 jewels, exposed ratchet and crown wheels, bimetallic balance wheel with breguet hairspring, and Swiss style type of index regulator. Movement: Unfortunately, this is not shown by the client. The dial is marked “Lucerne, 17 jewels, antimagnetic, Swiss made”. This is confirmed by seeing the inside of the cover which has circular damascening but NO evidence of gold hallmarks.ĭial: white patinated round dial with black enameled Breguet hour chapter ring, open bar minute track, steel ‘Antique Breguet” hands with a sweep center seconds pointer. The oxidation of the underlying metal is shown on the outer cover with the frog where some of the gold is now turning into a white metal and gilt covering is gone. The main cover is engraved with a frog hidden in the bulrushes along the edge of a pond observing a large bird flying overhead, while the opposite cover shows the engine turned underlying design with engraved ‘Scrolls around the periphery of the cover and engraved in the center with golden foliage, all very much in the style of the art Nouveau era (Circa 1880-1915) which stressed the beauty of nature, fauna and flora. There is a suppressed ball fluted and shaped gilt push button pendant with embossed ovoid bow placed at the three position (savonette) opposite the case hinge. The outer covers are engine turned in a circular interlocking pattern and engraved as well. ![]() Gents, Art Nouveau, gold filled or plated, 40mm, savonette, pendant wound and pendant set, anti-magnetic hunting case pocket watch accompanied by white metal interconnected ringlet watch chain, dial signed Lucerne (interchangeable name with Carl Friedrich Bucherer, jeweler and retailer, originally of Luzern, who also made some watches at the beginning of his career in 1888), made for Bucherer retailers by an unknown Swiss watch firm, dating to the first quarter of the 20th century.Ĭase: 40mm in diameter (should not include the pendant and bow) or approximately 18 lignes. ![]() ![]() You did not send me a photograph of the movement. Thank you for sending in this pocket watch to for an appraisal.
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