A Swiss lever watch in a silver and niello full hunter case depicting "modern" inventions. Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Silver and niello full hunter case depicting recent inventions. On the front cover in applied gold an early open car with spoked wheels and three representations of electric light bulbs and what may be a microphone suspended above. On the back cover two men in a wicker basket suspended below a balloon. On the side of the basket an anchor can be seen and one of the men is emptying sand from a bag. The three electric light bulbs are repeated. Signed silver cuvette, maker's mark "Niel HF".

• Signed __________Orion
• Circa 1900
• Diameter 48 mm
• Condition
• ==> Case _______ Very good.
• ==> Dial ._______ Very good.
• ==> Movement __ Very good.

An interesting piece showing the wonders of the modern age.

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