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Pocket watch · Verge pocket watch

Patron gold and enamel verge pocket watch

Partially verified

The watch is powered by a full-plate gilt movement with a fusee chain drive and a verge escapement. The movement includes a pierced balance cock with a steel coqueret and a three-arm balance wheel with a hairspring. A silver regulator disc with a gilded index allows for time adjustment. The white enamel dial is signed "Patron" and displays time via Arabic numerals and blue steel hands, with a winding arbor positioned on the dial face. Both the movement and the gold pendant bear the matching serial number 15797. The piece is finished with pearls set along the case bezels.

Exterior view of the watch back, featuring enamel decoration with a sunburst and moon motif, bordered by seed pearls.
Exterior view of the watch back, featuring enamel decoration with a sunburst and moon motif, bordered by seed pearls. — Zamanito. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
zamanito.com
Category
Pocket watch · Verge pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Patron
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
Source URL identifies the listing
Source-reported date
Late 18th century
Source-reported place
Switzerland
Source-reported serial
15797

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

Case and Dial Design

The watch is housed in an open-face gold case. The front and back bezels are bordered by a continuous row of seed pearls. The case back is decorated with black enamel, incorporating red and gold glazed patterns and white stones. The design includes an upper crescent moon motif and a lower sunburst figure, both accented with white stones and gold flourishes.

The dial is constructed of white enamel and is signed with the name "Patron" in script. Time is indicated by Arabic numerals and blue steel hands. The dial also features a winding arbor, indicating that the fusee chain is wound directly from the dial side of the watch.

The auction description reports the enamel work is executed on a black background and includes gold-colored Arabic scrolls.

Evidence for this section
  • “قاب روباز (Open Face) از جنس طلا است که زه‌های جلو و پشت آن با ردیفی از مروارید تزیین شده‌اند”
  • “صفحه ساعت از جنس لعاب سفید خالص است و امضای Patron بر روی آن نقش بسته است”
  • “دهانه کوک ساعت روی صفحه سفید لعابی تعبیه شده است تا کوک زنجیر از بخش قدامی صورت گیرد”

Movement and Mechanism

The movement is a full-plate gilt construction featuring a fusee and chain mechanism. This powers a verge escapement. The balance cock is intricately pierced and engraved and is fitted with a steel coqueret.

The balance wheel is a simple three-arm design equipped with a blue steel hairspring. The timing is regulated via a silver disk fitted with a gilded index, allowing for adjustments to the balance. The movement plate is inscribed with the maker's signature "Patron" and the number 15797.

The movement assembly lacks any provided records concerning its last mechanical service or its operational state.

Evidence for this section
  • “موتور ساعت دارای صفحه کامل طلاکاری‌شده (Full Plate Gilt) مجهز به مکانیزم زنجیر و استوانه حلزونی (Fusee) و چرخ‌دنگ ویرگ (Verge Escapement) است”
  • “خروسک تعادل (Bridge Cock) به ظرافت اره‌کاری و قلم‌زنی شده و دارای کوکرت فولادی (Steel Coqueret) است”
  • “نام Patron و شماره ۱۵۷۹۷ نیز روی صفحه موتور حک شده است”

Technical Observations and Condition

The watch bears the serial number 15797, which is engraved on the gold pendant and the movement plate. The piece is categorized as a Swiss manufacture from the late 18th century, according to the provided listing details.

Additional attention should be paid to the state of the enamel decorative elements and the consistency of the pearl settings around the bezel.

The source notes that no technical report on the watch's current working order or history of maintenance is available.

Evidence for this section
  • “شماره ۱۵۷۹۷ بر روی پاندانت حک شده است”
  • “نام Patron و شماره ۱۵۷۹۷ نیز روی صفحه موتور حک شده است”
  • “گزارشی از آخرین سرویس فنی یا کارکرد دقیق ساعت ارائه نشده است”

Open research questions

  • What is the historical evidence linking the 'Patron' signature to specific 18th-century Swiss watchmaking centers?
  • Is the current enamel and stone configuration consistent with the original 18th-century construction of this specific movement?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Patron gold and enamel verge pocket watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
MakerPatron“امضای Patron”
DateLate 18th century“اواخر قرن هجدهم میلادی”
Serial15797“شماره ۱۵۷۹۷”
EscapementVerge“چرخ‌دنگ ویرگ (Verge Escapement)”
MovementFull plate gilt with fusee“صفحه کامل طلاکاری‌شده (Full Plate Gilt) مجهز به مکانیزم زنجیر و استوانه حلزونی (Fusee)”
CaseGold open face with enamel and pearls“قاب روباز (Open Face) از جنس طلا است که زه‌های جلو و پشت آن با ردیفی از مروارید تزیین شده‌اند.”

Visible details

  • Case back features intricate enamel work with a sunburst and crescent moon motif
  • White enamel dial has a winding hole for front-loading key-wound chain
  • Matching serial number 15797 is present on both the pendant and the movement plate
  • Pierced and engraved balance cock includes a steel coqueret

Research qualifications

  • The source provides no report on the watch's current mechanical condition or history of servicing
  • The authenticity or contemporary condition of the enamel, pearls, and stones is not verified by a technical inspection

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

Consulted source

Pearl Set Gold and Enamel Verge

Reviewed 2026-11-02 · Record d32f1d0061

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