Pocket Watch Case

1875 Georges Favre-Jacot Silver Pocket Watch Case. Museum-worthy piece of industrial history. AS-IS for parts, repair, silver case or historical reference. Watch mechanism is rusted and missing dial, hands and key (see pictures). Silver pocket watch case made by. Georges Favre-Jacot??????????????? (written in old Imperial Russian Cyrillic script) one of the most famous figures in watchmaking history and the legendary founder of. Georges Favre-Jacot founded his factory in Le Locle, Switzerland in 1865. In 1911, his highly successful enterprise officially changed its name to. Which remains a luxury Swiss watch brand today. To appeal to wealthy Russian consumers, he custom-engraved the back of the heavy silver cases with traditional cultural imagery, in this case a horse and chariot known in Russia as a. A traditional Russian three-horse carriage or sled. A translation of the Cryllic engraving is. (Le Locle, his Swiss hometown). (A Russian phrase meaning “Accurate Time”). Inside the case lid is stamped. This is the old Russian. Hallmark for silver, which translates to roughly. 87.5% pure silver. The watch has no dial or hands and the mechanical movement does not run. I suspect that the movement is rusted. Stamped next to the winding stem stands for. Which was the highest-grade version of Georges Favre-Jacot’s watches. The “1875″ stamp is a rare and useful piece of historical evidence. Early Georges Favre-Jacot timepieces exported to Imperial Russia were also individually hand-stamped with sequential factory production codes on the case back. The stamped serial number 426836 confirms that this pocket watch was manufactured in 1875, making it an early survivor from the dawn of this legendary Swiss manufacturing company (which later became Zenith). The stamped serial number. Stamps on the case lid provide confirmation regarding the timeline and high-end assembly of what was this Georges Favre-Jacot timepiece. Places the watch’s internal mechanical movement production right in the mid. This cross-references and validates the “1875″ hallmark on the case. Decades before Georges Favre-Jacot officially renamed the entire corporation “Zenith” in 1911, he used the word and the letter “Z” as an elite internal factory code. It signaled to his master watchmakers that the movement was of the highest possible chronometric grade and precision tier. This is an internal Swiss factory caliber layout or layout pattern code (often indicating Caliber 7 or Case Line 7). In 19th-century Swiss factories, these codes guided assembly workers, ensuring that a specific size of what was an ultra-rare 23-jewel gear configuration perfectly matched its designated, custom-cut silver Imperial Troika export case. The inner dust cover (cuvette) displays clear Cyrillic engravings reading “??????????????? ” (Georges Favre-Jacot) alongside?? . ?????????? , proving it was retailed by the elite Reinuss Brothers watch boutique in St. This will be an incredible find for high-end horology restorers, Zenith watch historians, or collectors of Imperial Russian antiques. This silver pocket watch case is a museum-worthy piece of industrial history. It is the pocket watch case for a verified luxury 1875 23-jewel Swiss-made export watch case built by the founder of Zenith specifically for high-society clients in Imperial Russia.

Antique Pocket Watch Full Hunter Case for Ottoman Market c1860′s. Fine enamel dial with Ottoman numbers. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Com. Track Page Views With.

Antique Pocket Watch Full Hunter Tughra Case for Ottoman Market c1900 Mehmed V. The watch has a full hunter case. Fine enamel dial depicting a portrait of Sultan Mehmed V. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Showcase your items with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With.

Up for sale is beautiful silver fancy hunter case pocket watch made for the Chinese market, lever escapement movement, watch is in running condition but accuracy not timed. Please refer to all the photos. – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - -. Size : Approximately 50mm, excluding stem. Case : Rare fancy 800 Silver hunter case with full hallmarks, it has a hinged front / back and cuvette. Dirty with stains and scratches, front cover hinge is not close tight. Other hinges and catches are all working fine. Inner front & back cover marked Chinese name. 0.800 2127313. Plastic, yellowed with scratches and seems it was glued to bezel. Dial : White enamel dial with very very few faint hairline, signed Chinese name. Black spade hands with gold tone seconds hand (All are NOT original). Black Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial. Movement : Key wind key set. 3/4 plate lever escapement in working condition but accuracy not timed, compensation balance with blue steel hairspring, balance staff is OK, 15 jewels. (Does NOT comes with key). The top plate & 3 screws on the mainspring barrel seems not original? So it may need minor adjustment/repair. Overall a beautiful pocket watch with a unique fancy case, believe that it will be a stunning great and beautiful gem after cleaning /minor repair and adding back a suitable glass. Please refer to all the photos for exact condition. Should you have any questions about my items, please feel free to contact me. – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - -. (18.08.21 updated). Each item will securely packaged, protected with bubble wrap and carton box.

Antique Pocket Watch Full Hunter Case for Ottoman Market c1860′s. Fine enamel dial with Ottoman numbers. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Com. Track Page Views With.

Antique Pocket Watch Full Hunter Case for Ottoman Market c1860′s Enamel Dial. Fine enamel dial with Ottoman numbers depicting a mosque and landscape. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With.

Rare Antique Pocket Watch Gold Plated Full Hunter Case -Ottoman Market c1890′s. The watch has a fancy Art-Nouveau style hand engraved full hunter 18k gold plated case. Fine enamel dial with Ottoman motifs. Perfect working order, reacently serviced. It comes with a Certificate of authenticity. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Com. Track Page Views With.