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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Pocket watch · Place not recorded

Gold pocket watch with black and blue champlevé enamels

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The garland and floral motifs are still inspired by Art Nouveau, while already incorporating geometric forms. Dial with Arabic numerals, signed “Omega”. Three blued steel hands.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH I-2515
Object type
Pocket watch
Dating
1922
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Or, Émail, Acier
Inscriptions (catalogue)
OMEGA (Cadran)

Historical significance

  • The garland and floral motifs are still inspired by Art Nouveau, while already incorporating geometric forms. Dial with Arabic numerals, signed “Omega”. Three blued steel hands.

Photographs

Gold pocket watch with black and blue champlevé enamels (MIH I-2515)
Gold pocket watch with black and blue champlevé enamels (MIH I-2515) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Gold pocket watch with black and blue champlevé enamels (MIH I-2515)
Gold pocket watch with black and blue champlevé enamels (MIH I-2515) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Gold pocket watch with black and blue champlevé enamels (MIH I-2515)
Gold pocket watch with black and blue champlevé enamels (MIH I-2515) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. I-2515: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/32969/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.