18K yellow gold pocket watch with niello floral back and cylinder escapement
Record status
Individual type · partial
This 18K yellow gold pocket watch features a round case with a diameter of 35 mm and a gross weight of 26.12 grams. The watch is distinguished by its white enamel dial, which is marked with Roman numerals for the hours and a combination of dot and baton indices for the minutes, complemented by decorative hands.
The exterior case back is decorated with a nielloed background, featuring a floral bouquet at its center, and is stamped internally with the numbers 3743 and 4726. The timepiece utilizes a mechanical movement with key winding, housed under a gold-plated dust cover inscribed with technical details regarding its cylinder escapement and eight-hole ruby movement. This vintage accessory represents a traditional style of 19th-century pocket horology, characterized by its ornate metalwork and classic aesthetic.
Please note that the winding key is missing, and mechanical functionality is not guaranteed.
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 26.12 g
- Diameter
- 35 mm
- Material
- 18K yellow gold (750/1000), gold-plated dust cover
Technical characteristics
- Jewels
- eight-hole ruby
- Winding
- key
- Movement
- mechanical
- Escapement
- cylinder
Design
- Back
- nielloed with floral bouquet
- Dial
- white enamel
- Indices
- Roman numerals, dot and baton
- Inscriptions
- 3743, 4726, cylinder escapement, eight-hole ruby
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.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.