Western Europe, Switzerland, Neuchatel, ca. early to mid-19th century CE. A beautiful and functional silver case pocket watch with fusee case, key-set movement, and verge escapement. The bezel is a high quality 86% silver with a slightly domed crystal glass cover and an enamel face dial with Roman numerals. The enamel dial and clock mechanism is fastened to the case using a "bolt and joint" system with a hinge at 12 o'clock and a spring-loaded catch at 6 o'clock, when pressed, the movement / dial face pivots up and out of the case, revealing the verge movement within. The inside of the case is stamped "DB" with "3052" and a chevron shape hallmark. The chevron hallmark was used by the Swiss watchmaking center, Neuchatel. For the length of examination, this pocket watch functioned and kept time accurately! Size: 2.55" Diameter x 1.75" L (6.5 cm x 4.4 cm); dial face: 1.5" Diameter (3.8 cm); silver quality: 86.1%; weight: 68 grams

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

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#183822

Small chip to enamel dial face over the 1. Patina and toning to the silver. Oxidation and green / white patina on interior of case. Key is included. Watch winds and mechanism seems to function and keeps time accurately. Long term time keeping was not tested.