Swiss blued iron pocket watch with a rare caliber Circa1920

Pocket watch with alarm
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A rare pocket watch with alarm, made by Zenith in le Locle, Switzerland, circa 1920. The open faced plain case of this watch is numbered and crafted from blued iron. The white enamel dial has luminous Arabic hour numerals with luminous hands, a subsidiary seconds dial at six o’clock with a black hand and a small alarm scale with a black hand at twelve o’clock. The rare caliber movement with tandem winding and alarm has a lever escapement.
Movement signed.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Weight: 74 g
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Signed: Zenith
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Zenith
Zenith SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. The company was founded in 1865 by Georges Favre-Jacot in Le Locle in the canton of Neuchâtel and is one of the oldest continuously operating watchmakers. Favre-Jacot invented the concept of ‘in house’ movements, believing that only through control of the entire watchmaking process, perfection could be achieved. Zenith was purchased by LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) in November 1999, becoming one of several brands in its watch and jewellery division which includes TAG Heuer and Hublot.