Gold-Plated Full Hunter, Swiss Made, c.1950s-1970s
This is a full hunter pocket watch signed Antoine & Fils on the dial, in a gold-plated case, stamped 10 microns, over a base metal core. The case measures 49.4mm. The inside of the back is stamped 7079, METAL, SWISS MADE and 10 MICRONS, with a small roundel mark.
The movement is a 17-jewel Swiss lever, unsigned on the bridges, marked "SEVENTEEN 17 JEWELS," "UNADJUSTED," and "SWISS." The calibre is the Unitas 6498, its number struck on the plate beside the balance, with Incabloc shock protection. The movement winds and sets correctly with no slipping or grinding, and runs consistently.
Dial is white enamel, signed "Antoine & Fils" in script above a sub-seconds register at 6 o'clock, with Arabic numerals and "SWISS" printed at the base. No chips, hairlines, or restoration; the enamel is clean throughout.
The hunter cover snaps open and closed cleanly on its spring. Case back and dust cover both open without issue.
Case condition is honest for its age: light scratching on the hinge and case back, with some thinning of the plating in high-contact areas. No dents, no cracks.
The "SEVENTEEN 17 JEWELS" and "UNADJUSTED" marks are those required on Swiss movements imported into the United States, and the dial is signed Antoine & Fils.
The movement comes from Unitas in Tramelan, the firm Auguste Reymond founded in 1898 and which traded under the Unitas name from 1926. It became part of Ébauches SA in 1932, and the 6498 followed in the 1950s as the hunter version of its large hand-wound calibre, with the seconds at six.
Sourced as part of a private collection acquisition.
