German coin silver watch with pivoted detent chronometer Circa 1880

Unusual heavy watch for the American market
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An unusual, heavy pivoted detent chronometer made for the American market, in Germany, circa 1880. The numbered case of this watch was crafted from coin silver had a curved outer hinge and is engraved on both lids. The white enamel has Arabic five minute- and Roman hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and gold hands. The numbered movement is marked “Chronometre”, has a Swiss pivoted detent chronometer escapement, a helical hairspring and screwed gold chatons.
The box is signed.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 143 g
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Signed: Anton Strasser, Uhren- u. Goldwaren, Nürnberg – Steinbühl, Tefelfeldstrasse 20
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This watch comes in a box from the “Uhren und Goldwaren” business of Anton Strasser on the Tafelfeldstrasse 20 in Nürnberg – Steinbühl, Germany.