De Sufry Geneve an 18ct gold, blue enamel and diamond set open face pocket watch circa 1870. Dial: white enamel Roman, Breguet hands. movement: Swiss cylinder, key wind, key set. Case: back with blue enamel and foliate decoration depicting a diamond-set hound'. Case number: 17891 rubbed. Dimensions: 1.34 in. diameter. Signed and numbered: cuvette. Accessories: none. Condition: dial: good. Hands, glass: good. Case: light surface scuffs, fine scratches, enamel some surface pitting, very fine surface scratches, diamond dog with one diamond deficient, condition commensurate with age and careful use. Movement: not running. Total weight approximately 26.4 grams. Overall condition: good
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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