Swiss 18 Carat gold and enamel watch with original box Circa 1820

Pocket watch with original box and gold key
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A magnificent gold and enamel watch with original box and gold key, made by J. Manigier in Genève, Switzerland and Wilhelm Lennartz-Michels in Aachen, Germany, circa 1820. The open faced case of this watch is crafted from 18 Carat gold and is numbered and very complex and splendidly enamelled. The unusual guilloché dial without numerals has an original hour hand and a supplemented minute hand. The movement has a flat cylinder escapement. Hof Uhrmacher, Sr. Majestät des Kaisers und Königs, Aachen (sales box)
Box and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 35 mm
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Weight: 26 g
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Signed: J. Manigier à Genève
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The item presented here comes in the original sales box of the Court Watchmaker Wilhelm Lennartz-Michels Aachen. It comes with the gold key with agate setting. It is special that the elaborate enamel work is still in such excellent condition.