Watch

Object Name:

Watch

Object ID:

1966.061.11

Place of Origin:

Le Locle, Switzerland

Date:

circa 1869

Description:

Watch. Gold. Small. Gold and black enamel designs on front and back. Flat, fanciful rococo design with fine-textured background. Plain edge around perimeter. Machine engraved and enameled case. On back, similar case design with small bird in flight facing left above a little floral cluster. Stem and bail plain. Stem attached at 3:00 position. Inside of cover polished. Stamped "48" on inside of cover. Slightly hemispherical cover glass, somewhat flat near center. Dial white with black Roman numerals. Minute ticks. Separate seconds dial with seconds ticks and Arabic numbers by the 10s. Hands blued polished steel. Spade shape. Back cover opens and inside polished. Oval shaped stamp of "WARRANTED". In center of oval "18" in it. "Carrat fine" below center. Stamped near bottom "No. 3448". Dust cover on inside of back with polished surface. Curved edge. Narrow, engine-turned design band around edge. Fanciful engraving on central area: "No 3448 / Patent Lever". Central setting hole, then: in script: "A Fc Bernard" Another small hole for winding. "LOCLE" engraved on inside in blockish letters. Scratched number on side of back: "M 199961". Inside of dust cover polished. "3448" stamped on it. Steel mechanism with almost matte finish, diameter 1.24". Polished steel escapement wheel. Polished adjusting lever. Adjusting screws around edge of balance wheel. Bridge of balance wheel "S F" engraved on it. Adjusting lever. Seven bridges. Screws polished blued steel.

Material:

Metal
Gold
Porcelain
Glass
Steel
Enamel

Dimensions:

H-2.25 W-1.6 D-0.4 inches Weight-1.665 oz

Provenance:

Given by John H. Prescott to his wife, Emily Lee Prescott.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret Prescott Wise

People:

Prescott, John H. (1840-1891), Prescott, Mary E. (1842-193?), Wise, Margaret P. (1888-1974)