O. DUSCHOWSKY CAIRO ANTIQUE ENAMEL POCKET WATCH DIAL EGYPTIAN MARKET LATE 19TH CENTURY PRE-LOVED COLLECTOR’S DIAL WITH SMALL SECONDS

O. DUSCHOWSKY CAIRO ANTIQUE ENAMEL POCKET WATCH DIAL EGYPTIAN MARKET LATE 19TH CENTURY PRE-LOVED COLLECTOR’S DIAL WITH SMALL SECONDS

BRAND: O. DUSCHOWSKY

SIGNED: O. DUSCHOWSKY

RETAIL SIGNATURE: CAIRO

TYPE: ORIGINAL ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH DIAL

PERIOD: LATE 19TH CENTURY

CENTURY: 19TH CENTURY

MARKET: CAIRO, EGYPT

PROBABLE ORIGIN: SWITZERLAND

DIAL MATERIAL: FIRED ENAMEL

DIAL COLOR: WHITE

DIAL TEXTURE: SMOOTH ENAMEL

DIAL FINISH: GLOSS ENAMEL

HOUR MARKERS: ARABIC NUMERALS

NUMERAL STYLE: ELEGANT BREGUET-STYLE NUMERALS

MINUTE TRACK: OUTER RAILROAD MINUTE TRACK

SECONDS SUBDIAL: YES, AT 6 O’CLOCK

SIGNATURES:
• O. DUSCHOWSKY
• CAIRO

HANDS: NOT INCLUDED

MOVEMENT: NOT INCLUDED

CASE: NOT INCLUDED

CRYSTAL: NOT INCLUDED

SPECIAL FEATURES:
• ORIGINAL SIGNED ENAMEL DIAL
• CAIRO RETAILER SIGNATURE
• SMALL SECONDS REGISTER
• CLASSIC WHITE ENAMEL CONSTRUCTION
• PERIOD ARABIC NUMERAL LAYOUT
• AUTHENTIC AGE-RELATED PATINA AND OXIDATION
• HISTORIC MIDDLE EASTERN MARKET PIECE
• RARE COLLECTOR’S RESTORATION COMPONENT

COLLECTOR’S NOTES:

THIS ORIGINAL O. DUSCHOWSKY CAIRO ENAMEL DIAL REPRESENTS A FASCINATING CHAPTER OF INTERNATIONAL WATCH TRADE DURING THE LATE 19TH CENTURY. WATCHES SIGNED FOR CAIRO RETAILERS WERE PRODUCED TO SERVE THE THRIVING COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL CENTER OF EGYPT, WHERE EUROPEAN WATCHMAKING ENJOYED GREAT POPULARITY AMONG MERCHANTS, OFFICIALS, AND COLLECTORS.

THE COMBINATION OF THE CAIRO SIGNATURE, CLASSIC ENAMEL CONSTRUCTION, AND SMALL SECONDS CONFIGURATION MAKES THIS AN ATTRACTIVE SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF A PERIOD WATCH COMPONENT INTENDED FOR THE EGYPTIAN MARKET. SUCH DIALS ARE INCREASINGLY SCARCE AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE FOR COLLECTORS OF MIDDLE EASTERN, OTTOMAN, AND SWISS HOROLOGICAL HISTORY.

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