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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Pocket watch · Fleurier

Pair of watches made for the Chinese market

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Presented in a red leather case enhanced with gold, these two identical watches with polished silver cases are characteristic of the production of watchmakers from the Val-de-Travers for the Chinese market.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH I-253
Object type
Pocket watch
Place of production
Fleurier
Dating
1870 - 1890
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
cuir, argent, émail, laiton doré
Dimensions (catalogue)
poids: 271.0 g; Dimensions: Ecrin 3.0 x 12.2 x 9.5 cm; Dimensions: 1 Montre 79.0 x 55.3 x 19.8 mm
Inscriptions (catalogue)
Juvet (en chinois) (Boîtier); Juvet (chinois) (Cadran); Juvet (chinois) (Mouvement)

Historical significance

  • Presented in a red leather case enhanced with gold, these two identical watches with polished silver cases are characteristic of the production of watchmakers from the Val-de-Travers for the Chinese market.
  • The white enamel dials have spade-shaped blued steel hour and minute hands, and a centre seconds hand.
  • The movements, fitted with jewelled lever escapements, are covered with à filets engraving, a decoration frequently used on this kind of watch.

Photographs

Pair of watches made for the Chinese market (MIH I-253)
Pair of watches made for the Chinese market (MIH I-253) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Pair of watches made for the Chinese market (MIH I-253)
Pair of watches made for the Chinese market (MIH I-253) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Pair of watches made for the Chinese market (MIH I-253)
Pair of watches made for the Chinese market (MIH I-253) — 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-253: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/35757/

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