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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Pocket watch · Paris

Onion watch

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The case is polished silver. The embossed white enamel dial has blue enamel Roman numerals. A steel hand indicates the hours and quarters.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH I-457
Object type
Pocket watch
Place of production
Paris
Dating
c. 1750
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
laiton, argent, émail
Dimensions (catalogue)
dimensions min/max: 51 x 60 mm; ép.: 37.00 mm
Inscriptions (catalogue)
CHARLES LE BON A PARIS (Mouvement); Illisible (Intérieur du boîtier); Illisible (Pendant)

Historical significance

  • The case is polished silver. The embossed white enamel dial has blue enamel Roman numerals. A steel hand indicates the hours and quarters.
  • A very large gilded brass balance cock, openworked and engraved with scrolls and acanthus leaves, covers the plate. The watch has a winding square in the centre of the dial. The hands are set manually.

Photographs

Onion watch (MIH I-457)
Onion watch (MIH I-457) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Onion watch (MIH I-457)
Onion watch (MIH I-457) — 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-457: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/35365/

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