!! RARE OTTOMAN EMPIRE POCKET WATCH WITH HISTORY !!
A BEAUTIFUL SAVONETTE CASE SILVER POCKET WATCH MADE FROM 1885
WITH IMAGE OF Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey (reigned 1876)
MOVEMENT BY Billodes of George Favre-Jacot
THE CASE INCLUDES THE LOGO OF Orosdi-Back
MOVEMENT WAS MADE IN La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland,
BUT HISTORY SUGGEST OROSDI-BACK WAS ALSO A RETAILER BASED ALSO IN GALATA AND CONSTANTINOPLE FROM WHERE THE WATCH WAS POSSIBLY SOLD DURING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
A GOOD GRADE MOVEMENT WITH LOTS OF JEWELS AND IN WORKING CONDITION.
CASE WILL REQUIRE ATTENTION FROM EXPERT HANDS AS SHOWN ALSO ON PICTURES
MOVEMENT SEEMS A CAL 53 BILLODES ANCHOR.
A WHITE CERAMIC DIAL COMPLETED WITH TWO BLACK HANDS AND THE DIAL ALSO INCORPORATE A SECOND SMALLER DIAL LOCATED AT 6 O'CLOCK FOR SECONDS WITH ITS OWN HAND.
APPROX 5CM DIAL WITHOUT CROWN
SERIAL: 17091
WEIGHT :APPROX 75.3GRAMS
THE DIAL IS IN FAIR CONDITIONS WITH SOME SMALL REPAIRS AND SOME HAIRLINES AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURES, AFTER-ALL IT IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD.
THE MOVEMENT IS KEY OPERATED WHICH COMES WITH THE WATCH ATTACHED TO ITS OWN SILVER CHAIN. THE POCKET WATCH WILL BE A GREAT PROJECT TO OTTOMANS WATCH COLLECTORS OR THOSE INTENDED TO HAVE IT FULLY RESTORED.
POCKET WATCH SILVER CONTENT 875/1000. POCKET WATCH IS ELEGANTLY MADE on high grade movement.
PLEASE NOTE: I AM NOT AN EXPERT AND MUCH OF THE DETAILS I COLLECTED VIA THE GREAT SUPPORT OF BETTER EXPERTS AND SOME RESEARCH..CHECK THE PICTURES FOR MORE DETAILS.
THE POCKET WATCH MOVEMENT IS COMPLETE AND FUNCTIONING VIA THE INCLUDED KEY. PLEASE CHECK THE PICTURES OR ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BUYING/BIDDING. WE WILL ACCEPT SERIOUS OFFERS.
THIS POCKET WATCH COMES FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. IT REQUIRES AN EXPERT WHO WILL CARE AND RESTORE IT WERE NECESSARY TO BE ENJOYED FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME!!
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