Euro Antique Watches

Description

Silver 0.800 Large Vedette Locomotive Railway Open Face Pocket Watch Swiss Circa 1900s
You are bidding a, exclusive open faced railway Vedette pocket watch made in Switzerland in 1900s. This railway pocket watch has been made for the French market.
DIAL: The white enamel dial has black bold Roman numerals with outer 24h Arabic numerals with minute divisions and a subsidiary seconds dial at the six. The dial has gilt chased hands and to set the hands push button by the one. The protective glass is in good condition. The dial is signed in the upper centre: “Anti-Magnetique - Vedette".
MOVEMENT: The steel keyless wind, Swiss made, has a club tooth lever escapement. The movement is in working condition however we cannot guarantee accuracy for an antique pocket watch.
CASE: The pocket watch is in a large 60mm steel case with large bow and engraving on the outer side of the case of a steam railroad locomotive crossing a bridge. The inner side of the back case is numbered: 10901. The outer side of the cuvette is engraved ancre 15 rubis ". The inner side of the cuvette is numbered the same.
History: Vedette is primarily a French brand, founded around 1927, best known for producing household clocks such as wall clocks and alarm clocks.
Evidence suggests that Vedette did not manufacture its own watch movements. Instead, it likely followed a common early 20th-century practice of private labelling, where companies sold watches under their own name while sourcing movements from established Swiss or French makers.
Diameter: 60 mm - Signed: Vedette - Swiss Made – Circa 1900s

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