Posted 10 years ago
kd11
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I'm strictly sending a message due to my complete
inability to find or be told any information about a pocket watch.
Originally I wanted to know value and/or retail, but now this process has turned into a
complete confusion of all involved. All I've been able to be told or
educated on is a know physicians name and "Kicken" is associated with
Berlin are clearly marked on the face. Completely lost on what, if any significance "Postes et telegraphes"
has engraved on the backside. Any help is greatly appreciated, if not I
apologize for the bother.
Can we have more pictures of dial /movement etc.?
I tried to upload more but my computer isn't allowing it. The face has the numbers in original form(not Roman or other) along with a smaller time piece going from 0-60 which from my understanding makes it a repeater. The inscription is "L. Plaghki-Kicken" with "Maeseyck" directly under.
kd11, a repeater has a slider on the side of the watch case and once activated, it gongs and tells the time by striking the hour/minutes or hour/quarter hour. I cannot see a slider on your picture. You are allowed to pose up to 4 pictures on each posting, without any additional photos of the dial and movement, it will be impossible to ID this piece.
I apologize, apparently I was misinformed. I've looked over the piece numerous times and there are no hallmarks or any other symbols.
Appears to be French Circa 1900 use by personnel related to the postal/telegram services in the "Maeseyck" province in France.
(Pin-Setting (or nail-setting, as it is sometimes called) is rarely seen on American watches, but occurs more commonly on European timepieces. On a pin-set watch, there is a little button, usually near the winding stem. You must press and hold this button while turning the crown to set the watch. Pin-setting isn't very common on higher-grade watches.)
The 24 hours dial helped reading off the time (eg. 18.00 hours rather than 6.00 pm). The smaller dial with 1-60 numerals is the seconds dial.
The watch case is not made in precious meter (silver or gold) hence no Hallmarks.
geo26e has made several good calls here....probably French/Swiss/German time piece... without seeing structure of the movement(The Works) is hard to tell. The pin-set is common for lower-end Europe produced watches. The name on dial...is what is known as "Private Label"... this means the watch maker would receive an order from someone wishing name of company/profession on the dial. Lot of Jewelry Store had this done and sold under their title, the watch makers title was marked on movement, usually.
As I look tt the appearance of the watch (eg the hands) it looks to me that it's a Roskopf watch. If you have a clear picture of the movement we can tell you more.