Zenith Niello Pocket Watch with Leather Strap
A Zenith niello open face pocket watch; cream dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds on a 17 jewel gilt movement in a .900 silver niello case, diameter 1.73 in. attached with a plaited leather strap.
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- Niello - A compound made up of lead silver copper and sulphur that is black in colour, and applied to the engraved areas of silver items, thus highlighting the engraving by making the black niello detail stand out from the silver background. It was used on edged weapons from the Renaisance onwards, and also by Russian crafstmen of the19th century.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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pocket watches, case type
- open face, silver case 570
- silver case 905
- silver, open face 204
- Zenith - pocket watches 14
