Bigelow Kennard & Co 18-karat yellow-gold open face pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
This open face pocket watch, signed by the retailer Bigelow Kennard & Co of Boston, is crafted from 18-karat yellow gold. The watch features a classic open face design, characterized by an intricately engraved gold bezel and case border that frames a white dial.
The dial is decorated with blue Roman numeral hour markers set within individual circular rings, interspersed with delicate gold floral or dot motifs between each numeral. The watch includes ornate, pierced-style gold hands, typical of the fine craftsmanship of its era. With a diameter of 35 mm and a weight of 26.4 gross pennyweights, this piece reflects the high-quality standards often associated with 19th and early 20th-century American retailers.
The crown-wound mechanism is positioned at the top of the case, consistent with the standard design for open face pocket watches of this period. Its compact size and luxurious gold construction highlight both its function as a timekeeping instrument and its status as a refined personal accessory of the time.
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 26.4 gross dwt
- Diameter
- 35 mm
- Material
- 18-karat yellow gold
Technical characteristics
- Style
- open face
Design
- Dial features
- white dial with blue Roman numerals
- Ornamentation
- engraved bezel
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
- Bigelow Kennard & Co
Catalogue references
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