A French silver cased quarter repeating skeleton pocket watch…
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A French silver cased quarter repeating skeleton pocket watch the movement signed E. Ferrier, 66 Rue de Rennes, Paris, circa 1850 with a visible lever escapement and skeletonised Roman numeral dial, the movement signed and the case numbered 1775P, 58mm diameter
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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