K. MAKOULIAN CONSTANTINOPLE ANTIQUE ENAMEL POCKET WATCH DIAL OTTOMAN ERA LATE 19TH CENTURY PRE-LOVED COLLECTOR’S DIAL

K. MAKOULIAN CONSTANTINOPLE ANTIQUE ENAMEL POCKET WATCH DIAL OTTOMAN ERA LATE 19TH CENTURY PRE-LOVED COLLECTOR’S DIAL

BRAND / RETAILER: K. MAKOULIAN

SIGNED LOCATION: CONSTANTINOPLE

TYPE: ORIGINAL ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH DIAL

PERIOD: LATE 19TH CENTURY TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY

ERA: OTTOMAN EMPIRE

COUNTRY / REGION: CONSTANTINOPLE (PRESENT-DAY ISTANBUL, TURKEY)

CONDITION: PRE-LOVED

MATERIAL: FIRED ENAMEL

DIAL COLOR: WHITE

DIAL TEXTURE: SMOOTH ENAMEL

DIAL FINISH: HIGH-GLOSS ENAMEL

HOUR MARKERS: STYLIZED BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS

NUMERALS STYLE: OTTOMAN-INFLUENCED ART NOUVEAU POCKET WATCH STYLE

MINUTE TRACK: OUTER MINUTE CHAPTER RING

SMALL SECONDS: SUB-SECONDS REGISTER AT 6 O’CLOCK

SIGNATURE:
• K. MAKOULIAN
• CONSTANTINOPLE

HANDS: NOT INCLUDED

MOVEMENT: NOT INCLUDED

CASE: NOT INCLUDED

CRYSTAL: NOT INCLUDED

SPECIAL FEATURES:
• ORIGINAL CONSTANTINOPLE-SIGNED ENAMEL DIAL
• HISTORIC OTTOMAN-ERA RETAILER SIGNATURE
• BEAUTIFUL FLOWING ARABIC NUMERAL DESIGN
• SMALL SECONDS CONFIGURATION
• RARE SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HOROLOGICAL HISTORY
• HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE DISPLAY PIECE
• IDEAL FOR RESTORATION, RESEARCH, OR COLLECTION PURPOSES

COLLECTOR’S NOTES:

SIGNED “K. MAKOULIAN CONSTANTINOPLE,” THIS ANTIQUE ENAMEL DIAL OFFERS A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE COSMOPOLITAN WATCH TRADE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. DURING THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES, CONSTANTINOPLE SERVED AS A MAJOR COMMERCIAL HUB LINKING EUROPEAN SWISS WATCHMAKERS WITH THE MARKETS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN.

THE ELEGANT BLACK NUMERALS, SMALL SECONDS REGISTER, AND ORIGINAL FIRED ENAMEL CONSTRUCTION MAKE THIS DIAL A DESIRABLE ARTIFACT FOR COLLECTORS OF ANTIQUE POCKET WATCHES, OTTOMAN HISTORY, AND HOROLOGICAL MEMORABILIA.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS LISTING IS FOR THE DIAL ONLY. NO MOVEMENT, CASE, HANDS, OR CRYSTAL ARE INCLUDED.