Breguet pocket watch, 1918

8-Day watch with visible lever escapement. Mainspring occupies entire diameter of case. Keyless with push button to set hands. White enamel face with silver floral motifs. Machine engraved case. hallmarked H.M.Birmingham 1918, sterling silver with serial number 518996 "Hebdomas Patent 8-days. Swiss made." on dial. 'spiral Breguet Levees Visibles, qualité superieure garantie' and award dates 1892, 1896, 1900, 1906 and 1910 on barrel cover. Contained in velvet lined aluminium case with yellowed plastic cover, engraved on back of aluminium case "Pioneer / BRITISH MAKE / 22 1/2" Part of the Applied Arts and Design collection. Credit Line: Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, H140 For more details visit <a href=" http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_humanhistory-object-14501 " rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Ima Documented from an openly licensed real-object photograph on Wikimedia Commons; only the details stated by that source are recorded here. Remaining specifications are marked research required rather than estimated.