An early 20th Century Swiss wrist watch with protective half hunter cover. Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, luminous Arabic numerals and hands. Early wrist watch in a plain silver half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. The unglazed cover is opened by depressing a button below the seconds subsidiary. London import marks for 1917.

Anonymous _ _______ Swiss
Hallmarked London 1917

Diameter 35 mm
Condition
Case _ _______ Very good.
Dial _ _______ Excellent.
Movement _ _ Excellent.


Although this watch displays the influence of pocket watches it was designed as a wrist watch. Unlike many wrist watches of the periodit is not a small ladies pocket watches with lugs added on. The protected face of the watch suggest it may have been intended for military use in the field.

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