Watch

Object Name:

Watch

Object ID:

1995.652

Place of Origin:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Description:

Watch, pocket. Gold. Small circle on front of case and around it, engine-turned design. Back of case, engine-turned design. In center, monogram in jet and rhinestones. "S E" in fanciful script. Front and back cover, slightly rounded edges. Small decorative beads that lead to milled edge around outer perimeter. Rectangular milled button on edge, probably for stop watch complication. Round bail with two decorative bosses, that pivots on stem with flattened, striated winding knob on top that pushes down to unlock cover. Flat cover glass with slightly rounded edges. White enamel dial with Roman numerals. Minute ticks with Arabic numbers around outside perimeter, counting by "5s". Black ticks on minutes and four, small red ticks between minutes. Recessed dial near 6 o'clock position with Arabic numbers "12345" around it. Blued hand with Fleur-de-Lis end on it. Main dial, hour hand with moon decoration. Minute hand with moon decoration. Probably second hand with moon decoration. At moment, hour hand resting under hand in sunken dial. Top of dial, text of two lines: "Jules Jurgensen / Copenhagen". On inside of cover, surface polished. Near hinge, stamped "K/18". Two lines stamped: "JULES / [JERGENSEN]". At center: "11608". To right of it, stamp with crown at top, two "JJ" below it. On back of watch, cover opens. Polished inside surface. Stamped at top "13384". Below that, larger stamp, with curved ribbon: "JULES JERGENSEN". At left: PATENT. At right: "18673". In center with plain area. Rectangular stamp as part of ribbon: "K/18". At very bottom of ribbon: "JANUARY 15". At bottom of back cover: "11608". Some small numbers scribed inside cover at lower left. Works in back. Slightly-domed glass cover over works, plate diameter (rough measurement) 1.80". About seven bridges. At least seven jewels visible. Polished steel balance wheel. Adjusting screws around edge of balance wheel. Polished steel adjusting lever above balance wheel. On bridge: "FAST" "543210" at one location. Further to right: "SLOW" "1 345" with jewel in place of "2". Jules Jergensen in script / Copenhagen. On another bridge: "No 11608". Bridges and a big gear are steel. Other gears, except as noted appear to be brass. End of one bridge near balance wheel with copper-colored plate with jewel in it and two steel screws. Other big screws primarily blued steel. Bezel holds interior glass and finished on inside surface.
Owned by Seth Eastman Pecker.

Material:

Metal
Gold
Glass
Stone
Steel
Glass

Dimensions:

H-3.1 W-2.15 D-0.7 inches Weight-5.899 oz

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection