Zenith pocket watch, 1860s
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
1860s
Maker / issuer
Zenith
My sister's birthday present to me from her travels in Turkey. Oh it's so, so beautiful. Here's what it looks like fully restored: <a href=" http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=128878&d=1221851503 " rel="nofollow">forums.watchuseek.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=128878&...</a> Aggregated Description from Various Sources: Late Victorian Billodes (Billodes was the Zenith Watchmaker name in the Middle East) key-wound pocket watch made for the Ottoman Army. Different sources by pocket watch online stores cite the watch is anywhere from 1860s to 1890s. The watch was assembled and/or had its enamel made by K. Serkisoff & Co of Constantinople (Yes, it is pre-"Istanbul"). The enamel is surrounded by a gold leaf rim with Ottoman numerals. The watch uses a triple silver case. The dial is 54mm in diameter. The case is signed 0,800 with the serial numbers 3173003-4031 on the fr 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, Silver (as described on the source photograph page)
Design
- Case decoration
- Enamel
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
- Escapement type not documented; requires movement examination or a horological reference.
- 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.