1880 Dual Time Silver Pocket Watch with Engine-Turned Case

A dual time pocket watch circa 1880 1.50 in. dial diameter, 2.36 in. high, 1.97 in. case diameter. A dual time pocket watch. Circa 1880. Silver gents hunter, engine-turned case with shield surrounded by foliate edge on front cover, short pendant, round bow. Inside inner back cover marked "Fine Silver" and "ARGENT", (from the Latin argentum meaning silver), and the number 17138. White enamel dial, two hour dials and a seconds dial. Roman hour numerals and Arabic seconds numerals. Dial also bears the number 17138 in black. The hands are key operated through the back of the inner case; two of the apertures are marked "Hands" for the two hour dials. The third aperture is for winding the movement with a key. Three-quarter backplate, cylinder escapement. Brass three-arm balance. No signature or. number on the movement. Reference: This watch can be set to two different time zones , so could be used by someone travelling from one country to another, to enable the traveller to tell the time in his country and also the time in the country in which he is travelling. It could also be used by someone who had offices or factories in two different countries. Provenance: Purchased at an E. C. Dean & Sons auction at Wynnum, Queensland prior to 1972. Dimensions: 1.50 in. dial diameter, 2.36 in. high, 1.97 in. case diameter

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Hunter - A hunter pocket watch is the type where the case includes a spring-hinged circular metal lid or cover, that closes over the glass face of the watch, protecting it from dust, scratches and other damage or debris. The majority of antique and vintage hunter-case watches have the lid-hinges at the 9 o’clock position, suiting the right handed user.
Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
Date Aperture - A date aperture is a cut out section in the face of a watch or clock, displaying the day of the month.
Back Plate - On many types of clocks, the movement operates between two plates, usually made of brass, one at the back, and the other at the front, which forms a mount for the dial.

On English bracket, mantle and table clocks the backplate was often visible through a glass door or panel from the late 17th century, and could be profusely engraved with scrolling decorations, flowers, foliage, birds, and figures. The engraving could also include the maker’s name.

The amount of engraving reduced and became simpler as the 18th century progressed, and by 1800, had been reduced to a border, often with the maker's name in the centre. By the early 1800s all decoration had ceased, and only the maker's name was added, and by the Victorian era, most bracket, mantle and table clocks had no engraving.
Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
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.

This item has been included into following indexes:

pocket watches, case type
- hunter, silver cased 140
- silver case 905
watches - pendant 106