Verge pocket watch with date, David Humbert Droz
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th C.
Verge pocket watch with date, David Humbert Droz, France, 19th C. metal/silver/glass, engraved and engine-turned case, enamel dial with Arabic numerals and central date display, blued steel hands, signed on backplate, watch chain replaced, D approx.
5.8cm, signs of age and wear, small dents, running on in short test, accuracy untested Provenance: Stolberg Clock Room, Graz, Offenbach private collection A copy of the purchase receipt, Uhrenstube Stolberg, dated October 30, 1978 is included Spindeltaschenuhr mit Datum, David Humbert Droz, Frankreich, 19.Jh. Metall/Silber/Glas, graviertes und guillochiertes Gehäuse, Email-Ziffernblatt mit arabischer Minuterie und zentraler Datumsanzeige, gebläute Stahlzeiger, auf der Platine sign., Uhrenkette ergänzt, D ca.
5,8cm, Alters- u. Gebrauchsspuren, kleine Dellen, läuft an im Kurztest, Ganggenauigkeit ungeprüft Provenienz: Uhrenstube Stolberg, Graz, Offenbacher Privatsammlung Kaufbeleg, Uhrenstube Stolberg, dat. 30.10.1978 liegt in Kopie bei
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- metal/silver/glass
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- D approx. 5.8cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 193597021
Catalogue references
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Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.