ENAMEL MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK Circa 1900 Switzerland

Carriage clocks

M&R107a

ENAMEL MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK
Circa 1900
Switzerland

Movement
The brass movement has a going train with a vertical Swiss lever escapement with adjustable hairspring balance. The winding button for the movement and the square for setting the hands are located on the back plate.

Dial
The circular gilt brass dial has a black Arabic chapter ring with five-minute and minute divisions. The time is indicated by two blued steel hands. The dial is protected by a bevelled glass set in a silver bezel.

Case
The rectangular Sterling silver case is beautifully geometrically engine-turned under a layer of transparent white enamel, which is surrounded by gilt silver line inlays and embellished with flowers and leaves in red and green. The case can be opened at the back by a hinged door, in which there is a recess for the winding. The movement and the inside of the case are gilded, and various silver marks, including 925, are punched in the bottom.

Duration: 1 week.
Height: 4.5 cm.
Width: 3 cm.
Depth: 2 cm.

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