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RARE Antique SKELETONIZED ENAMEL & PAINTED DIAL VERGE FUSEE Swiss Pocket Watch
Estimated price for orientation: 1 600 $
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Description Condition: Pre-owned: An item that has been used or worn previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Year of Manufacture: Pre-1800 Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Escapement Type: Verge Country Made: Switzerland
Rare and beautiful watch.
The top plate of verge fusee movement is entirely skeletonized.
The dial is painted. Case is decorated with nice champleve enamel over the guilloched base.
Case is also decorated with two row of small stones.
Highly unusual combination of decorated movement, dial and case, unusual floral subject of enamel - probably it's production for Oriental market.
The watch is rather big, diameter is 62mm, height without bow is 76mm, weight is 162 grams.The watch is most likely Swiss origin.
The book of Jaquet & Chapuis "Technique and History of the Swiss Watch" shows example of watches with similar movements.Movement is in good running condition.
Case is in good condition, with minor wear. Enamel has minor defects in the center.
The dial has several faint hairlines near and above the 1H and tiny restration at the edge of the dial .
Diameter of the watch is 52,8mm, height is 64mm.Don't miss it, rare interesting collector piece..
Description
| Condition: | Pre-owned: An item that has been used or worn previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Year of Manufacture: | Pre-1800 |
| Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding | Escapement Type: | Verge |
| Country Made: | Switzerland |
Rare and beautiful watch.
The top plate of verge fusee movement is entirely skeletonized.
The dial is painted. Case is decorated with nice champleve enamel over the guilloched base.
Case is also decorated with two row of small stones.
Highly unusual combination of decorated movement, dial and case, unusual floral subject of enamel - probably it's production for Oriental market.
The watch is rather big, diameter is 62mm, height without bow is 76mm, weight is 162 grams.The watch is most likely Swiss origin.
The book of Jaquet & Chapuis "Technique and History of the Swiss Watch" shows example of watches with similar movements.Movement is in good running condition.
Case is in good condition, with minor wear. Enamel has minor defects in the center.
The dial has several faint hairlines near and above the 1H and tiny restration at the edge of the dial .
Diameter of the watch is 52,8mm, height is 64mm.Don't miss it, rare interesting collector piece..
The top plate of verge fusee movement is entirely skeletonized.
The dial is painted. Case is decorated with nice champleve enamel over the guilloched base.
Case is also decorated with two row of small stones.
Highly unusual combination of decorated movement, dial and case, unusual floral subject of enamel - probably it's production for Oriental market.
The watch is rather big, diameter is 62mm, height without bow is 76mm, weight is 162 grams.The watch is most likely Swiss origin.
The book of Jaquet & Chapuis "Technique and History of the Swiss Watch" shows example of watches with similar movements.Movement is in good running condition.
Case is in good condition, with minor wear. Enamel has minor defects in the center.
The dial has several faint hairlines near and above the 1H and tiny restration at the edge of the dial .
Diameter of the watch is 52,8mm, height is 64mm.Don't miss it, rare interesting collector piece..