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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 116658, member: 25"]It is a 15 jewel Swiss clubfoot lever barred movement with cut, compensated balance, (a medium quality movement), certainly Swiss made, for the continental market, round about 1880-1900.</p><p><br /></p><p>St George and the dragon in a very similar design had been used on British sovereign coins since 1821 so it was nothing new but the novelty does raise the desirabilty of the watch a little above average for a plain case. The case is almost certainly silver, not plated. The marks are usually on the inside of the outer case. It is stem wound and pin set.</p><p><br /></p><p>The style of dial and hands is quite typical of watches made for the continental European market. Watches intended for Britain were plainer in hands and face because that's the way the British buyers preferred them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rather unusually, Captain Grouch is going to say well done for the pictures, which are very good.</p><p><br /></p><p>The actual maker is more or less irrelevant, it is not a big name and in general it is quite possible to assess the quality without reference to any branding. I could possibly locate the ebauche maker from the stamp on the movement but some blokes in a Swiss shed is near enough for all practical purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Typically, it is a lady's fob watch, unhappily these are less desirable than men's watches because most collectors are men.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 116658, member: 25"]It is a 15 jewel Swiss clubfoot lever barred movement with cut, compensated balance, (a medium quality movement), certainly Swiss made, for the continental market, round about 1880-1900. St George and the dragon in a very similar design had been used on British sovereign coins since 1821 so it was nothing new but the novelty does raise the desirabilty of the watch a little above average for a plain case. The case is almost certainly silver, not plated. The marks are usually on the inside of the outer case. It is stem wound and pin set. The style of dial and hands is quite typical of watches made for the continental European market. Watches intended for Britain were plainer in hands and face because that's the way the British buyers preferred them. Rather unusually, Captain Grouch is going to say well done for the pictures, which are very good. The actual maker is more or less irrelevant, it is not a big name and in general it is quite possible to assess the quality without reference to any branding. I could possibly locate the ebauche maker from the stamp on the movement but some blokes in a Swiss shed is near enough for all practical purposes. Typically, it is a lady's fob watch, unhappily these are less desirable than men's watches because most collectors are men.[/QUOTE]
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