Record Fob watch pocket watch, 1875

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

1875

Maker / issuer

Record

Fob watch with sovereign case 18 ct. gold lady's fob watch with engraved hunting case, gold dial with floral design at the centre and makers name "MATHEY GENEVE", key wind and cylinder escapement. Engraved in the back with "Charlotte Taylor". Double gold chain with gold plate sovereign case and winding key attached, engraved on outside of sovereign case with the initials "JMD", stamped inside of the sovereign case "TRADE MARK / A.L.D / DENNISON / WATCH CASE CO. / 676", stamped around inside edge of sovereign case "[GOLD] PLATE GUARANTEED TO WEAR 20 YRS". Original sales receipt dated June 21st, 1875, purchased in Invercargill. dark burgundy leather box with gold detailing, lined with blue velvet, etched on base "TAYLOR" glazed wooden frame with black felt backing, previously held receipt Part of the Applied Arts and Design collection. Credit Line: Gift of Mr Stewart Taylor, 1980, Collecti 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.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold (as described on the source photograph page)

Technical characteristics

Escapement
Cylinder escapement

Design

Case type
Fob watch
Case decoration
Engraved

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

  • Jewel count and calibre not documented.
  • Serial-number dating, case dimensions and weight remain untranscribed.
  • No catalogue reference number is asserted; standard horological catalogues have not been transcribed for this specimen.
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