Swiss gold and lacquer skeletonized keyless pocket watch Circa 1980

Skeletonized lever pocket watch by Juvenia
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A Swiss yellow gold and onyx-set skeletonized keyless open faced pocket watch, circa 1980. Mechanical movement featuring 17 jewels and a lever escapement. The dial is skeletonized and includes Arabic numerals, baton indexes, and blued steel hands. The case is made of 18k yellow gold and has a sapphire crystal display back. The case, dial, and movement are all signed.
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Diameter: 51.5 mm
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Signed: Juvenia
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The watch is in working condition. There are very light signs of wear on the crystal and movement in some areas. The case is in good overall condition with minor signs of wear, particularly on the gold case. The onyx is also in good overall condition, with only light wear towards the band.
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Juvenia
Juvenia is a luxury Swiss watch manufacturer located in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It is one of the few Swiss watch companies to have manufactured watches without interruption since its creation. The brand is currently owned by Hong Kong group Asia Commercial Holdings Ltd.
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Juvenia was founded in 1860 by Jacques Didisheim-Goldschmidt in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Shortly after, he relocated to La Chaux-de-Fonds, expecting better opportunities. Jacques’ son, Bernard, later succeeded his father.
In the 1880s, Juvenia produced one of the first lady’s wristwatches. In 1914, Juvenia manufactured, at the time, the smallest movement constructed on a single level.
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Juvenia is known for its extraordinary, avant-garde case designs, unusual time indications and architectural inspiration.
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In 1988, Juvenia was acquired by Asia Commercial Holdings Ltd. Juvenia continues to produce fine watches with innovative characteristics and functions with a long-standing record for timepieces innovation. In particular, its first Sextant watch was born in the 1940s, featuring a “handless” display with a “graduated limb” indicating hours, a “compass” hand indicating minutes and a “Dauphine” sweep second-hand recording seconds. This watch is admired by Johnny Depp, who was seen wearing the antique on the cover of Esquire Magazine twice. Last year, Juvenia officially announced the launch of the third edition of Sextant. Compared with Sextant II, the case diameter of Sextant III is enlarged from 34mm to 40mm, with a date indication at 3 o’clock. The transparent case back offers a glimpse of the automatic mechanical movement.