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Pocket watch · Open-face pocket watch

1930s Meyer & Studeli silver pocket watch

Partially verified

This open-face pocket watch features a Swiss stem-winding movement attributed by the seller to Meyer & Studeli, cased in silver by the Dennison Watch Case Company. According to the seller, the case bears Birmingham hallmarks for 1937, and the movement is stamped with 15 jewels, 3 adjustments, and 'Swiss made', protected beneath an inner hinged cover. The white enamel dial exhibits black Roman numerals, an outer minute track, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The watch measures 49.2 mm in diameter excluding the stem and loop.

Front view of the 1930s Meyer & Studeli silver pocket watch showing white enamel dial and subsidiary seconds
Front view of the 1930s Meyer & Studeli silver pocket watch showing white enamel dial and subsidiary seconds — The Vintage Wrist Watch Company. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
www.antiques-atlas.com
Category
Pocket watch · Open-face pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Meyer & Studeli
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
as170a7530
Source-reported date
1937
Source-reported place
Switzerland

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Dial and Visual Presentation

The pocket watch displays a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and an outer railway-style minute track. A subsidiary seconds register is positioned at 6 o'clock, calibrated with Arabic numerals. Time is marked by blued steel hands in a Poire style.

The dial face shows no maker or retailer name in the provided photograph. The seller asserts that the watch retains its original blued steel hands and that both the white enamel dial and watch glass are in nice condition, though original status and subjective condition cannot be verified from the image alone.

Evidence for this section
  • “White enamel dial with black Roman numerals and an outer railway-style minute track.”
  • “Subsidiary seconds register positioned at 6 o'clock marked with Arabic numerals.”
  • “The white enamel dial is in nice condition.”
  • “The watch has its original blued steel hands.”

Case Construction and Hallmarking

The timepiece is an open-face silver case measuring 49.2 mm in diameter, excluding the winding stem and loop. Visual observations record an onion-shaped winding crown and a rounded suspension bow with visible stamped hallmarks.

According to the seller listing, the silver case bears hallmarks for Birmingham 1937 along with the maker's mark for the Dennison Watch Case Company. The dealer also notes an inner hinged cover protecting the movement compartment and light surface marking from use, neither of which is verifiable from the single front-facing photograph.

Evidence for this section
  • “Silver open-face case featuring an onion-shaped winding crown and a rounded suspension bow stamped with hallmarks.”
  • “The watch measures 49.2mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop.”
  • “The case is silver and has hallmarks for Birmingham 1937 with the makers mark for the Dennison Watch Case Company.”
  • “The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover.”

Reported Movement and Maker Attribution

The listing reports a Swiss stem-winding movement stamped '15 jewels, 3 adjustments, Swiss made' and described by the dealer as high grade and working nicely. The movement mechanism is not visible in the provided photograph.

The attribution to maker Meyer & Studeli derives entirely from the listing title and metadata. Because no maker name appears on the dial, specific caliber markings or Meyer & Studeli signatures cannot be confirmed from the available source records.

Evidence for this section
  • “The watch has a high grade Swiss stem-winding movement which is working nicely.”
  • “The movement is stamped 15 jewels, 3 adjustments, Swiss made.”
  • “Maker Meyer & Studeli”

Open research questions

  • What specific caliber number, trademark, or maker stamps appear on the movement plates beneath the inner cover to verify the Meyer & Studeli attribution?
  • What specific sponsor's punches and date letter symbols appear inside the Dennison case back?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for 1930s Meyer & Studeli silver pocket watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Movement specificationStem-winding movement stamped 15 jewels, 3 adjustments, Swiss made“The movement is stamped 15 jewels, 3 adjustments, Swiss made.”
Case diameter49.2 mm excluding stem and loop“The watch measures 49.2mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop.”
DialWhite enamel dial“The white enamel dial is in nice condition.”
HandsOriginal blued steel hands“The watch has its original blued steel hands.”
Reported case makerDennison Watch Case Company“with the makers mark for the Dennison Watch Case Company.”
Reported hallmarksBirmingham, 1937“hallmarks for Birmingham 1937”
Reported movement protectionInner hinged cover“The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover.”

Visible details

  • White enamel dial with black Roman numerals and an outer railway-style minute track.
  • Subsidiary seconds register positioned at 6 o'clock marked with Arabic numerals.
  • Poire-style blued steel hour and minute hands.
  • Silver open-face case featuring an onion-shaped winding crown and a rounded suspension bow stamped with hallmarks.

Research qualifications

  • The attribution to maker Meyer & Studeli is source-reported and not visible on the dial.
  • Movement condition and inner case hallmarks are reported by the source and cannot be verified from the single front-facing photograph.

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

Antiques Atlas - 1930s Meyer & Studeli Silver Pocket Watch. as170a7530

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record 786b37101e

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