Swiss Art Deco style rectangularshaped pendant watch Circa 1925

Gold and enamel lever pendant watch 
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A very fine Swiss 18 Carat yellow gold seal rectangular Art Deco pendant watch with 18 carat yellow gold chain by Juvenia Goldschmid, circa 1925. It has a keyless winding, rectangular rhodium plated movement (11 x 18 mm) with a going barrel, a lateral equilibrated lever escapement, a compensated balance, and a blued steel flat hairspring. The white enamel dial features radial Arabic numerals and an outer minute track. The enamelled rectangular case has a snap on back and features polychrome champlevé enamel imitating cloisonné work in an oriental style. Dial, case, and movement are signed.
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Dimension: 25 x 24 mm
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Signed: Juvenia
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Juvenia Goldschmidt is a Swiss watch manufacturer. Jacques Didisheim founded the Juvenia Goldschmidt watch factory in Saint-Imier in 1860, naming it after his wife’s maiden name. From 1882 the factory was based in La Chaux-de-Fonds. From 1886 it traded as Didisheim-Goldschmidt & Cie. The product range included pocket watches, wristwatches, clocks, watch parts, and other mechanical instruments. Around 1908 the factory began producing its own movements, cases, and dials. From about 1920 the company followed the international trend and started manufacturing wristwatches. In the 1960s Juvenia also used ébauche movements from other manufacturers, primarily AS calibres. From 1986 the company operated as Juvenia Horlogerie de Précision SA. In 1988 Juvenia was taken over by Asia Commercial.
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Cloisonné is the technique of creating designs on metal vessels with coloured glass paste placed within enclosures made of copper or bronze wires, which have been bent or hammered into the desired pattern.