{"product_id":"austro-hungarian-800-silver-open-face-pocket-watch-white-enamel-dial-key-wind-c-1875","title":"Silver Watch with a Hand-Guilloché Case, Cylinder, c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eA genuine piece of Austro-Hungarian horology from the late Victorian era - 800 silver case with hand-worked guilloché decoration, running cylinder escapement, and a crisp white enamel dial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDating from approximately 1875 to 1890, this open-face pocket watch is a well-preserved example of late 19th-century Austro-Hungarian craft. The case is struck with the dog's head hallmark, confirming 800 silver fineness under the standards of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exterior caseback is decorated with engine-turned guilloché work surrounding a central floral cartouche - the kind of decorative attention that distinguished quality silver cases of the period. Inside, the movement carries the workshop inscription \"Cylindre Quatre Rubis\" - a French-language specification denoting a 4-jewel cylinder escapement, the dominant escapement type in Continental watchmaking before the lever escapement took over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe movement winds and sets via separate key squares - the original key-wind, key-set arrangement standard before the stem-wind system became universal. No key is included, though period keys are easily and cheaply sourced. The watch runs and is in honest working condition, making it a genuine display piece or a handsome addition to a collection of Continental silver pocket watches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unsigned (Austro-Hungarian)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239717720403,"sku":"PW-0002","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/unsigned-austro-hungarian-silver-pocket-watch-c1875-front.jpg?v=1783549464","url":"https:\/\/estatecollection.nl\/products\/austro-hungarian-800-silver-open-face-pocket-watch-white-enamel-dial-key-wind-c-1875","provider":"The Estate Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}