French 18K yellow gold open faced pocket watch Circa 1880

Gold open faced cylinder watch
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A French 18 carat yellow gold open faced pocket watch, circa 1880. It has a hand wound mechanical movement with a cylinder escapement and eight rubies, with key winding through the back. The white enamel dial shows painted black Roman numerals for the hours, a minute track, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock, and steel fleur de lys hands. The watch has a round, solid gold open faced case with a spherical pendant, a round bow, a gold back cuvette bearing the French horsehead hallmark, and an engine turned case back delicately engraved with a border of floral scrolls and a vacant oval cartouche at the centre.
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Diameter: 42 mm
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Weight: 59.2 g
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Signed: No name
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Condition: Heavily damaged and cracked front glass.