Go down to images of antique pocket watch Check the Price and current availability of this Item Fill the screen with this page (printable) Help on using our site E mail us for more information Back to Pieces of Time home page How toPurchase
Index No. A5010 Gunmetal Double Sided World Time Watch
A rare double sided Swiss lever giving world time indication in a gunmetal open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. On the opposite side a white enamel dial marked with numerous cities around the world. The central enamel disc divided into two sections, one white with black numerals and the other white with black numerals. This disc rotates once every 24 hours and can be set independently of the other dial by a small crown in the case. The time of day or night in any of the cities can be read from this disc. Plain gunmetal double sided open face case with gilt bezels bow and winding crown
Anonymous Swiss
ConditionCirca 1890
CaseExcellent.
DialExcellent. Diameter 56 mm
MovementExcellent.
World time watches are quite rare. This example has the unusual feature enabling the time to be set independently on each dial.
2 Images
Main Stock Index Top of Page Site Index
Pieces of Time - - - Antique Pocket Watches
1 - 7 Davies Mews, -- London, W1Y 2LP
Telephone + 44 (0) 171 629 2422 --- --- --- Fax + 44 (0) 171 409 1625
E-mail - info@antique-watch.com