THE WATCHMAKER SILVER
Swiss, No. 2875. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1870.
Fine, silver gilt and, center-seconds pocket watch with
mirror-polished movement and Jacot duplex escapement.
Three-body, "Empire", the back with engraved scene of a
watchmaker. glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring.
White enamel with narrow radial Roman numerals and
outer minute and seconds divisions, outer Arabic fifteen-
minute/seconds numerals. Blued steel spade hands.
Mirror-polished steel, Chinese caliber with free-standing
barrel, Jacot duplex escapement, bimetallic compensation
balance with blued steel "wings", blued steel flat
balance-spring, index regulator.
Movement signed.