18k gold open-face pocket watch with 14k gold chain, H. Adama, Leeuwarden, late 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Late 19th Century
This open-face pocket watch, dating to the late 19th century, features an 18K yellow gold case and crown, measuring approximately 50 mm in diameter. The gold-colored dial is adorned with an engraved floral motif, Roman numeral hour markers, and blued steel hands, with a dedicated subsidiary seconds dial located at the six o'clock position.
The inner movement cover is elaborately engraved with a view of a park and inscribed with the Dutch location "Leeuwarden" and "Prinsentuin". Further interior markings include an 18K gold purity stamp. A separate dust cover is signed "H. Adama te Leeuwarden". The watch is powered by a mechanical movement and is accompanied by a vintage winding key. The ensemble includes a 14K gold watch chain measuring approximately 27 cm in length, which features a ring stamped with the Dutch oak leaf hallmark.
The total weight of the watch is approximately 79.54 grams, while the chain weighs approximately 16.54 grams.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Chain
- 14k gold (585)
- Watch case
- 18k yellow gold (750)
- Chain length
- 27 cm
- Chain weight
- 16.54 g
- Watch weight
- 79.54 g
- Watch diameter
- 50 mm
Technical characteristics
- Display
- open-face
- Seconds
- subsidiary at 6 o'clock
- Movement
- mechanical
Design
- Dial
- gold-colored with floral motif and Roman numerals
- Hands
- blued steel
- Case back engraving
- park view, Leeuwarden, Prinsentuin
- Dust cover inscription
- H. Adama te Leeuwarden
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- H. Adama
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.