Open-Face Dress Watch
Artist
Ferdinand Verger
(French, 1851-1928)
Retailer
Tiffany & Company
(American, founded 1837)
Datec. 1910
MediumGold, platinum, enamel
Dimensions55.6 x 41.3 x 4.8 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Frederick T. Proctor Watch Collection
Object numberPC. 1023.20
DescriptionEnamelled gold and platinum open face dress watch with fitted purple leather box.French/Swiss. Swiss enameling (case)
Case: platinum bezel enamelled with red cabochons and green stringinr, enclosing panel engraved with cockerel enhanced with yellow, orange and blue green enamel.
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Label TextEven in the early twentieth century, several establishments were involved in the production and selling of a watch. The movement in this watch, for example, was made by Parisian watchmaker Ferdinand Verger; the case was decorated by an unknown Swiss enamelist who signed his initials, JP; and the finished product was sold by a New York City retailer, Tiffany & Company.
