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Gemstone: Amethyst
Bailey Banks & Biddle 1910 Edwardian Enamel Watch In 14Kt Gold With Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Edwardian pendant clock designed by Bailey Banks & Biddle. An absolutely exquisite piece created by Longines for the American jewelry company of Bailey Banks & Biddle, during the Edwardian period back in the 1910. Crafted in solid yellow gold of 14 karats and embellished with sun ray engine turned guilloche, toped with purple-blue glass enamel and accents in white enamel. The watch remain in excellent physical condition with absolutely no replacement in any gemstone or parts. Case: Signed Wittnauer & Co. with Swiss 14Kt mark. The stem is decorated with white enamel with matching swiveling bow. The crown is set with a cabochon of amethyst. Bombe crystal. Dial: Gilt metal, with black Arabic numbers and dotted frame, secondary dial for the seconds, three blued steel hands. Signed Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co. Movement: Mechanical, 15 jewel pendant wind and set Swiss bridge plate movement, signed Longines W. Co. and Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia. Diamonds: Mount in millegrain settings, with 6 Old European rose cut diamonds, 0.31 carats, white colorless F color, VS-2 clarity. Amethyst: The crown is mounted, with 1 round cabochon cut of purple amethyst of about 0.15 carats. Weight: 16.95 Grams, (10.87 Dwt). Measures: 38 mm by 26 mm (1.50 x 1.02 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the gold and signed, "Bailey Banks & Biddle Co". Bailey Banks & Biddle Bailey Banks & Biddle is an American jewelry firm that formed in 1832 and quickly became a recognized leader in jewelry fashion. The firm developed a reputation for offering high quality, well-designed jewelry as evidenced by its commissions to design the first 40,000 Purple Hearts for the United States military as well as to create the Naval Academy and West Point class rings...
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1910s Swiss Edwardian Vintage Pocket Watches

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Rock Crystal, White Diamond, Diamond, Crystal, Amethyst, Enamel, Yellow ...

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Waltham 14Kt. Gold Campaign Style Watch from 1915 with Original Enamel Dial 1929
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Antique and Vintage Pocket Watches for Sale on 1stDibs

Can you pull off a vintage pocket watch? Of course you can. With a suit and a waistcoat, a pocket watch can be a refreshing alternative to a wristwatch.

The earliest pocket watches were luxury items, and, owing to cost, they weren’t commonplace until the 19th century. Artfully crafted pocket watches were a symbol of wealth, and manufacturers such as Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe became known for theirs. (Today, they’re among the most sought after by collectors and enthusiasts.)

At the onset, pocket watches resembled small round table clocks, and pulling your small round table clock — perhaps of the silver variety — out of your breast pocket in front of someone else demonstrated unequivocally that you cared about punctuality. For collectors, pocket watches are big, and that means a larger canvas provided for functions without crowding the dial. For example, the Marius Lecoultre pocket watch — made circa 1890 — does everything but uncork your wine.

In the late 1800s, the open-face pocket watch became a staple on the American railroad. It was a requirement for railway workers to wear a pocket watch, as the timepieces were responsible for keeping conductors on schedule. This was a boon to the watchmaking industry, with companies like Hamilton, the Elgin National Watch Company and the Waltham Watch Company producing high-grade and workingman’s watches.

By the 1930s, wristwatches comprised the bulk of watch manufacturing in America, superseding the pocket watch. Suddenly, if you wanted to know the time, you merely glanced at your wrist. But given their vintage charm and our general appetite for good design, pocket watches are a piece of statement-making jewelry and today can prove complementary to your formal attire in a manner that is stylish and unconventional.

Let time take its course — browse a vast selection of antique and vintage pocket watches available on 1stDibs designed by legendary brands such as IWC, Cartier and more.

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