Antique CHINESE MARKET BOVET FLEURIER Pocket Watch - Running
Please find photos under description. Beautiful small pocket watch for Chinese market. Although watches for Chinese market was produced by different manufacturers, very typical case with glass dust cover and engraving style are typical for Fleurier watches, probably made by Bovet. Rare miniature 12 lines movement. Most commonly these watches comes with quality duplex or lever escapements, but this one is with cylinder escapement, most probably because it's small size. The movement is beautifully engraved with nice pattern. A. Chapuis, in his book "La Montre Chinois" (The Chinese watch) on the page 182 shows similar floral engravement attributed to Ed. Vuillemin. The whole plate, bridges and barrel are decorated with the similar nice floral hand-engraved pattern. The dustcover is made of glass to show beauty of movement. The inner side of dust cover is signed with hieroglyphs which I cannot read, should be master watchmaker signature. It also bear English London hallmarks. Watch is in excellent technical and cosmetic condition. Dial seems to be intact, glasses and hands seems to be original. Movement is in perfect running condition. Diameter is 34mm, height is 42mm. Watch comes with key and small silver chain. Please read my terms under the photos. Please ask all questions before bidding. Shipping and payment I do combine shipping. For shipping to France please contact me after sale and I'll send you corrected invoice.