ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER TOP-WIND POCKET/FOB WATCH NO RESERVE!

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FOR AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE IS THIS VERY PRETTY , TOP-WIND SOLID SILVER POCKET/FOB WATCH WITH WHITE ENAMEL DIAL, BLACK PAINTED ROMAN NUMERALS AND GOLD PAINTED MINUTE CALIBRATION. THE ENAMEL FACE IS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED WITH GOLD FLORA , GOLD STARS AND CRESCENTS. THE DIAMETER OF THE DIAL IS APPROX. 2.1 CMS. THE WIDTH OF THE CASE IS APPROX. 3.3 CMS. THE THICKNESS IS APPROX.1.0 CM. THE TOTAL WEIGHT IS 29.5 GRAMS. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BACK OF CASE IS VERY ELABORATELY AND FINELY AND BEAUTIFULLY CHASED WITH FLOWERS AND FLORA AROUND A VACANT SHIELD WITH ENGINE TURNING . THE ORIGINAL HANDS HAVE A SILVERY HUE. THE COMBINATION OF THE WHITE FACE, GOLD STAR DECORATION , BLACK NUMERALS AND METAL HANDS CATCH THE LIGHT IN AN ALMOST HYPNOTIC WAY TRANSPORTING YOU BACK THROUGH HISTORY TO A TIME WHEN CRAFTSMANSHIP WAS OF A HIGH QUALITY NOT SEEN TODAY AND WHEN A FINE TIMEPIECE WAS NOT MERELY FUNCTIONAL BUT A HIGHLY REVERED REFLECTION OF THE STATUS OF THE OWNER. THE OUTER CASE IS MARKED INSIDE WITH '0.935' A STANDING BEAR (FOR SWITZERLAND) AND THE NUMBERS '109848' THE INNER DUST COVER IS SIMILARLY MARKED. IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH SOME VERY MINOR WEAR COMMENSURATE WITH AGE, THIS WATCH IS STUNNING TO BEHOLD, THE MECHANISM IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THE ENAMEL DIAL HAS SOME TINY CRAZING AND A HAIRLINE, THIS IS ONLY VISIBLE WHEN THE FRONT BEZEL IS OPENED read more