Swiss pocket watch with mock pendulum and alarm Circa 1900

Nickel open faced pocket watch by Thommen
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An unusual Swiss gentleman’s pocket watch with mock pendulum and alarm, circa 1900 – with original wooden box.
Tiered, polished, nickel case. Enamel dial with polychrome painting “a Neuenburg pendulum clock”, Roman numerals, aperture for mock pendulum, turnable bezel and glass for setting the alarm, inscription “Brevet Dépose” and Louis XV gold hands. Rhodium-plated, decorated, 1/2 plate movement with one hammer / one bell and monometallic screw balance.
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Diameter: 58 mm
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Weight: 152 g
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Signed: Thommen, Tecknau
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Swiss watch factory, Thommen AG, Tecknau
Thommen AG Tecknau was founded by Adolf Thommen in the town of Tecknau between Rheinfelden and Olten in Switzerland. The company was renamed Basis Watch Co. in 1838 and was continued by Max Thommen, born in 1924.