Watch

Object Name:

Watch

Object ID:

1899.002.03

Place of Origin:

Geneva, Switzerland

Description:

Watch, pocket. Gold, enamel, and steel. Jewelled gold watch in wooden box. Serrated, flattened, mushroom crown used for winding and when pushed down, opens front face on top of watch. Circular ring through it. Ring diameter 0.62". Some decorations cast into bottom two/thirds of ring. Front and back cover with enamel and rhinestones with gold, metallic border. Front cover hexagonal design of fine gold lines of black enamel with central cluster of seven rhinestones. Around it, six groups of three rhinestones. Smaller, single rhinestones between the six groups. Near outer edge in enamel, gold toned vine and leaf design with alternating leaves and clusters of three berries. Design is repeat of berry, leaf, berry, leaf, stem. Then repeat of berry, leaf, berry, leaf, stem. This design repeated several times around outside border. Central rhinestone with six single rhinestones around it on back cover. Same berry, leaf, vine design in enamel around outer edge. Bead and raised edge design to both covers. Deep crisscross-engraved design between covers around edge of watch. Secondary cover inside back cover, with fine, engine-turned design around its edge. Center of cover polished gold. Engraved on plain surface from top to bottom: "No 16262." In script, "H. R. Ekegren" below number. "Geneva" below that on single line. "Made for" below that. "Crosby Morse & Foss" below that. "Boston" at very bottom. Polished surface on inside of back cover, stamped in an incomplete box: "K/18". Stamped below that a cluster in curved lines to create slightly oval shape. Top "GOLD METAL", central line "EKEGREN", bottom curved line: "PARIS 1867". Inside back cover pivoted and inside surface polished gold. Number stamped "16262" on inside of interior back cover. Interior works exposed, mostly eggshell gold color for substrate and bridges. Blued screws. Escapement wheel polished steel. Escapement adjustement pointer of polished steel. Stamped "PAT Feb. 5,67" on bridge to escapement. "A R" with several small tick marks between them at end of escapement pointer. (Advance and Retard). Five red jewels inside in the works. Front cover polished gold on inside. Engraved on inside of cover: "1849 / Dec 26 ' ' / (script) H J (design between) { } B J (fanciful design) 1874". Dial flat, glossy enamel , white with black letter and numbers, black hour and minute hand. Seconds subdial at bottom center with seconds numbered every 10. Name below 12, "H. R. Ekegren / Geneva". Hands exposed leading to missing cover. Encased in lightly-finished box with steel button, push lock on front. Box medium tan, fine grained wood. Inlaid, ivory rectangular plaque with slightly concave corners on top cover. Lined with satin and velvet inside of box. White satin material to cover. Pull tab behind top center of inside cover to pull satin cover down. Pocket behind white satin with paper document in it. Insignia with rampant lions and cannons and three-tower castle in oval in center on thin paper. Gold insignia on left side reading "Gold Metal" below it with a couple cherub-like characters holding rectangular frame. Written on inside of border "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE MDCCCLXVII A PARIS". on right side, another circular symbol of male head with laurel leaves, facing left. Mustache and goatee. "NAPOLEAN III" On right side, "EMPEREUR". "PARIS 1867" outside circle below that. In space between these three things, line "H. R. EKEGREN". "COPENHAGEN" below that. "and" below that. "GENEVA" below that. "MADE FOR CROSBY, MORSE, & FOSS BOSTON". Below that, small line, then text in italics script: "I hearby certify that the watch / No 16262 diameter 15 lines, lever escapement, chronometer, balance, / 21 rubis, enameled dial Diamond / on enamel self-winding, hunting face / of 18 carats gold, is manufactured by me. / And I warrant it to be of superior / finish and regulated in all positions and temperatures the ___ 187 / H R Ekegren". Inside of wooden cover, white satin padded piece in front of pocket, light blue in color. On satin printed at top "WATCHMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF DENMARK". Then five different icons: "FIRST CLASS METAL" above icons. Circle with male head facing right. Text on inside. (See watch itself). "VIENNA" upper right corner with several classic figures inside circle. Between them coat of arms mentioned before with lions, etc. Polished blued screws to hold hinge in place. Watch fits into little space in bottom of box with enclosure around it.

Material:

Metal
Gold
Enamel
Steel

Dimensions:

H-2.3 W-1.6 D-0.45 Dia-1.6 inches Weight-2.26 oz

Credit Line:

Gift of Jane Elizabeth Hoyt