Waltham Lady's Gold Pocket Watch with Keystone Case
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Rolled Gold - A type of gold plating devloped in the early 19th century, similar to Sheffield plating of silver, where the the gold is fused under pressure and heat to a base metal, usually brass, and then rolled into sheets of the required thickness.
The thickness of the gold plate can vary. In Britain the thickness of the gold is measured in microns. A micron is one-thousandth of a millimetre and 20 microns of gold is considered good quality. In the USA a differnt method is used that takes account of the total weight of the object.
Also, the purity of the gold, measured in carats can vary, with 24 carat being the purest. The gold in most rolled gold objects will be between 9 and 14 carats.
There are other chemical and electroplating methods of applying gold plate to a base metal, but rolled gold is considered a superior plate to a "gold plated" object.
Depending on the country and date of manufacture, the object may be stamped "Rolled Gold" or similar, but if there is any doubt as to whether an object is solid gold, or some type of gold plating, it is preferable to have it tested by a jeweller.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
A gentleman's gold openface Chronometro Financial pocket watch, circa 1900. 55 mm. Crown wind. Case number 1332. Movement number 1332. Cuvette inscribed Chronometro Financial, Hors Concours Paris, 1900, Grand Prix, Bruxelles 1910. 18ct yellow gold.
Tiffany & Co., gold openface chronograph pocket watch, 18ct yellow gold case, 22 jewels lever movement, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, with minute repeater, two subsidiary dials and split second chronograph, movement, case signed 'Agassiz Watc
A lady's gold hunting cased pocket watch, Waltham. 34 mm. Crown wind. Movement number 14435561. Dial and movement signed. Plain polished case with engraved initials 'L E A ' to one side and a coat of arm to reverse. Cuvette inscribed 'To Lily, from Grandpa
A gold quarter repeating pocket watch, hunting cased, crown wind. 50 mm. Cuvette numbered 38422 22, unsigned movement. Case marked K18. Yellow gold.