1930s Meyer & Studeli silver pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1937
This open-face pocket watch features a Swiss stem-winding movement attributed by the seller to Meyer & Studeli, cased in silver by the Dennison Watch Case Company.
According to the seller, the case bears Birmingham hallmarks for 1937, and the movement is stamped with 15 jewels, 3 adjustments, and 'Swiss made', protected beneath an inner hinged cover. The white enamel dial exhibits black Roman numerals, an outer minute track, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The watch measures 49.2 mm in diameter excluding the stem and loop.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Dial
- White enamel dial
- Type
- Open-face pocket watch
- Hands
- Original blued steel hands
- Case diameter
- 49.2 mm excluding stem and loop
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Maker / attribution
- Meyer & Studeli
- Movement specification
- Stem-winding movement stamped 15 jewels, 3 adjustments, Swiss made
Design
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial with black Roman numerals and an outer railway-style minute track. • Subsidiary seconds register positioned at 6 o'clock marked with Arabic numerals. • Poire-style blued steel hour and minute hands. • Silver open-face case featuring an onion-shaped winding crown and a rounded suspension bow stamped with hallmarks.
- Dial and Visual Presentation
- The pocket watch displays a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and an outer railway-style minute track. A subsidiary seconds register is positioned at 6 o'clock, calibrated with Arabic numerals. Time is marked by blued steel hands in a Poire style. The dial face shows no maker or retailer name in the provided photograph. The seller asserts that the watch retains its original blued steel hands and that both the white enamel dial and watch glass are in nice condition, though original status and subjective condition cannot be verified from the image alone.
- Case Construction and Hallmarking
- The timepiece is an open-face silver case measuring 49.2 mm in diameter, excluding the winding stem and loop. Visual observations record an onion-shaped winding crown and a rounded suspension bow with visible stamped hallmarks. According to the seller listing, the silver case bears hallmarks for Birmingham 1937 along with the maker's mark for the Dennison Watch Case Company. The dealer also notes an inner hinged cover protecting the movement compartment and light surface marking from use, neither of which is verifiable from the single front-facing photograph.
- Reported Movement and Maker Attribution
- The listing reports a Swiss stem-winding movement stamped '15 jewels, 3 adjustments, Swiss made' and described by the dealer as high grade and working nicely. The movement mechanism is not visible in the provided photograph. The attribution to maker Meyer & Studeli derives entirely from the listing title and metadata. Because no maker name appears on the dial, specific caliber markings or Meyer & Studeli signatures cannot be confirmed from the available source records.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: The attribution to maker Meyer & Studeli is source-reported and not visible on the dial.
- Research required: Movement condition and inner case hallmarks are reported by the source and cannot be verified from the single front-facing photograph.