Datei:Orion Watch Co. circa 1900 (7).jpg

Orion Watch Co. circa 1900

Reproduced by kind permission of Pieces of Time' - E-Mail: [email protected]

A late 19th Century Swiss lever watch in a silver and niello full hunter case depicting "modern" inventions. Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial signed "F Bachschmid - F Borbolla - Manzanilla". Subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals and gilt minute markings, decorative pierced gilt hands. Rare silver and niello full hunter case depicting recent inventions in Art Nouveau style. On the front cover in applied gold an early open car with spoked wheels and three representations of electric light bulbs with wings to the side. Above the scene a microphone appears to be suspended. On the back cover two men in a wicker basket suspended below a balloon. On the side of the basket an anchor can be seen and one of the men is emptying sand from a bag. The three electric light bulbs are repeated. Signed silver cuvette, maker's mark "Niel HF". A rare and interesting piece showing the wonders of the modern age. This case marked for Huguenin Freres, Le Locle who were produced the finest niello pieces of the period is in unusually good condition. Probably influenced by the Exposition Universelle of 1900, a world's fair held in Paris, France to celebrate the achievements of the past century. Art Nouveau was the style universally present in the Exposition which was visited by nearly 50 million. It displayed many machines, inventions, and architecture that including diesel engines, talking films, escalators, and the telegraphone. Signed: Orion.

Lizenz

Please note that all content, text and images on this site are the copyright of Pieces of Time. However you may use any of the images or text (unless it displays a copyright notice of another individual or company ) with the following restrictions:

• Pieces of Time is acknowledged in a form similar to "reproduced by kind permission of Pieces of Time".

• In the case of a commercial venture our address and URL must also be included in an appropriate place.

• If you are publishing on the Internet please feel free to include a link(s) to any text page on our site without the need to include an acknowledement.
• We would of course be grateful if you would inform us that you have used our material but this is not a requirement. If you are considering publishing a traditional paper document we may be able to supply images of resolution suitable for that medium.