American small lady’s pocket watch with original box Circa 1890

Gold full hunter cased pocket watch by Tiffany & Co.
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A very fine, American small lady’s full hunter cased pocket watch with original box, circa 1890.
18 Carat rose gold, polished, monogrammed case with glazed movement. Signed enamel dial with Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and blued Breguet hands. Signed rhodium-plated bridge movement with “Geneva striping” decoration, wolf’s teeth winding wheels, gold screw compensation balance and counterpoised “Moustache” lever.
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Diameter: 37 mm
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Weight: 47 g
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Signed: 1890
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Tiffany & Co., American jewellery company
In 1837, Charles Louis Tiffany and John B. Young founded the world famous jewellery company Tiffany & Co. in New York . The first store was on Broadway 259. The company later also opened branches in London and Paris. Tiffany worked as the court jeweller of almost all monarchs in Europe and received the gold medal at the 1876 exhibition in Philadelphia for the watches, jewellery, gold and silver goods on display. Today Tiffany is represented worldwide. [[Haschka, Ferdinand T. | Ferdinand Thomas Haschka] headed the watch department for many years.