Swiss platinum, enamel and diamond lady’s pendant watch Circa 1910

Platinum watch with matching chain
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An elegant Swiss platinum, enamel and diamond-set lady’s keyless pendant watch with matching gold and enamel chain, circa 1910. The case is overlaid with rich blue translucent guilloche enamel over sunray engine-turning with gold borders, the back cover with applied platinum and rose-cut diamond-set decoration, platinum and rose-cut diamond-set terminals and suspension chain, cabochon sapphire-set platinum winder. Matte silver dial with Breguet numerals, outer minute track and blued steel Breguet hands. A rhodium-plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, eight jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance, blued steel fl at balance spring, index regulator.
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Diameter: 27 mm
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Signed: No name
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This type of enamelled watch mounted with diamond-set platinum decoration epitomizes the elegance of the early years of the 20th century before the outbreak of World War I. They were usually retailed by the best Paris jewellers including Chaumet, Cartier and Boucheron.