Title
William Gib, Pocket watch with silver dial and golden hand, pocket watch watch movement measuring instrument silver steel brass
Caption
William Gib, Pocket watch with silver dial and golden hand, pocket watch watch movement measuring instrument silver steel brass glass gold, Dial. Silver in champlevé technique. Roman hour digits and Arabic minute digits Circular minute band with declaration of the halk quarters with tip. In the center in double cartouche the signature Openwork brass hour hand; minute hand is missing. The clockwork with verge escapement with snek Four broad artfully sculpted pillars between the platines. Openwork support for the beak of the snek blued steel spring for the lock case with ornamented foot. On the back plate cut-out ornament that holds the so-called compass. This silver-plated disc with engraved numbers from 1 to 6 is attached to marker (regulage). An openwork symmetrically ornamented gorge with shell at the foot with an asymmetrically ornamented foot attached with blued steel cuffed screw. Aside from the gap the signature. The whole in single smooth silver case with pandant. brands Dial: W. GIB ROTTERDAM on the timepiece: WILLIAM GIB 1872 ROTTERDAM. Silver marks in the cabinet: 872 an unclear mark and so-called flowered I (import sign
Date
1872
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT19B49_344
Model release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
64,6Mb (1,9Mb) / 19,4in x 13,0in / 5808 x 3888 (300dpi)