Swiss 18 Carat gold pocket watch with eccentric dial Circa 1910

Gold open faced lever pocket watch
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A fine and thin Swiss 18 Carat yellow gold open faced keyless lever pocket watch with adjusted movement, circa 1910. Made for Greenleaf & Crosby, Florida. A foliate engraved and engine turned case, the front showing a Roman ruin and foliage. An eccentric off center matte silver dial with champlevé Breguet numeral, outer minute track and blued steel Breguet hands.
A straight line lever escapement, cut bi metallic compensation balance with five adjustments, flat balance spring and an index regulator.
Case and movement signed Touchon & Co, dial and movement signed Greenleaf & Crosby Co.
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Thickness: 4 mm
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Signed: Touchon & Co Swiss
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Greenleaf, Crosby & Co. The company was originally founded by Damon Greenleaf and J.H. Crosby who opened their first jewellery store in 1868 in Jacksonville, Florida. The firm, still located in Florida, has created and retailed superior quality watches and jewellery for over one hundred years.