Watch, Pocket

Object Name:

Watch, Pocket

Object ID:

1947.028.02

Place of Origin:

London, England

Description:

Watch, pocket. Silver, glass, and metal. Small swiveling bow on top. Case front pivots at left side. Small, push-button at right. Whole case flattened sphere. Back portion all silver with some small dents in it. Push-button lock at 3o'clock position. Front of case opens up. Front portion simple band that surrounds dial glass of inner case. Small piece of loose added cloth inside outer case back. Inner case and mechanism, 2.53" high, 1.98" wide, 1.32" depth, 4.17 oz. Shallow, convex glass cover to watch. Hinge at top. Back of case similar shape to outside case. Adhesive label with varnish over it on back of outside case: "Peaslee / 1947" Winding hole at left side at back. Several shallow creases and small dents in back. From front, cracked enamel dial with white background, black Roman numerals. On outside of chapter ring are Arabic minute numbers for every five minutes. Hands blued steel, blade style. Mechanism and cover glass come out of back of case. Friction catch to hold cover to back case. On inside of back stamped "MC". Mechanism diameter: 1.61". Two plates holding gear train. Appears to be two additional plates, one in front holding dial, second heavier plate behind to support dial plate. Four decorative columns separating plates around edge. Main spring and chain drive connected to fusee, below winding column. Additional silver-colored dial on back with numbers 1-4 around its edge. Mechanism primarily gold-toned. Back plate filagree in some areas. Highly decorated and filigreed bridge over balance wheel. Decoration contains couple of faces, couple of birds, and labyrinth of vines. Engrave on plate: "F[n] Common 1702". Engraved "London". Some engraving and decorations on sides of back plate.
Early English. Marked on inside of case, "London 1702".

Material:

Metal
Silver
Steel
Enamel

Dimensions:

H-2.75 W-2.3 D-1.4 Dia-2 inches Weight-5.18 oz

Credit Line:

Gift of Hattie M. Peaslee