Continental Silver Niello Pocket Watch, Early 20th Century

An antique Continental silver and niello cased pocket watch…
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An antique Continental silver and niello cased pocket watch with Arabic numerals (12 and 24 hour), crown wind Swiss movement with subsidiary dial, early 20th century, 6.5 cm high including crown

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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.
  • Crown Wind - A winding method for a watch, using a knurled or fluted knob, located at 3 o'clock on a wristwatch and 12 o'clock on a pocketwatch.
  • Subsidiary Dial - On a clock or watch, a subsidiary dial, also called an auxiliary dial, is a dial that is secondary to the main dial and may show seconds, day of the week or month, or strike silent. A subsidiary dial may be within our outside the main dial, and a clock or watch may have several subsidiary dials.
  • Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.

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