UNSIGNED STAR-MARKED ANTIQUE ENAMEL POCKET WATCH DIAL SWISS LATE 19TH CENTURY PRE-LOVED COLLECTOR’S DIAL WITH SMALL SECONDS

UNSIGNED STAR-MARKED ANTIQUE ENAMEL POCKET WATCH DIAL SWISS LATE 19TH CENTURY PRE-LOVED COLLECTOR’S DIAL WITH SMALL SECONDS

BRAND: UNIDENTIFIED

MARKING: STAR EMBLEM WITH LETTER “B”

TYPE: ORIGINAL ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH DIAL

PERIOD: LATE 19TH CENTURY

CENTURY: 19TH CENTURY

PROBABLE ORIGIN: SWITZERLAND

DIAL MATERIAL: FIRED ENAMEL

DIAL COLOR: WHITE

DIAL TEXTURE: SMOOTH ENAMEL

DIAL FINISH: GLOSS ENAMEL

HOUR MARKERS: DECORATIVE OTTOMAN-STYLE NUMERALS

NUMERAL STYLE: BLACK ORIENTAL-INSPIRED NUMERALS

MINUTE TRACK: OUTER MINUTE SCALE

SECONDS SUBDIAL: YES, AT 6 O’CLOCK

LOGO: STAR EMBLEM WITH LETTER “B”

HANDS: NOT INCLUDED

MOVEMENT: NOT INCLUDED

CASE: NOT INCLUDED

CRYSTAL: NOT INCLUDED

SPECIAL FEATURES:
• ORIGINAL FIRED ENAMEL DIAL
• SMALL SECONDS REGISTER
• DISTINCTIVE STAR EMBLEM
• DECORATIVE EASTERN MARKET NUMERAL DESIGN
• PERIOD SWISS WATCHMAKING STYLE
• AUTHENTIC AGE-RELATED PATINA
• RARE SURVIVING HOROLOGICAL COMPONENT
• COLLECTIBLE RESTORATION OR DISPLAY PIECE

COLLECTOR’S NOTES:

THIS ORIGINAL ENAMEL DIAL IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIALIZED WATCHES PRODUCED FOR EXPORT MARKETS DURING THE LATE 19TH CENTURY. THE DISTINCTIVE DECORATIVE NUMERALS, SMALL SECONDS LAYOUT, AND STAR EMBLEM GIVE THE PIECE STRONG VISUAL CHARACTER AND HISTORICAL APPEAL.

DURING THE GOLDEN AGE OF POCKET WATCH PRODUCTION, MANY SWISS WORKSHOPS PRODUCED WATCHES UNDER PRIVATE LABELS, RETAILER SIGNATURES, OR TRADEMARK SYMBOLS. TODAY, SURVIVING ORIGINAL ENAMEL DIALS SUCH AS THIS OFFER COLLECTORS A RARE GLIMPSE INTO THE DIVERSE WORLD OF HISTORIC HOROLOGY AND INTERNATIONAL WATCH TRADE.

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