Swiss rare silver pocket watch with mock pendulum Circa 1860

Silver open faced pocket watch by Perrin Frères
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A rare and fine Swiss gentleman’s pocket watch with a mock pendulum, duplex escapement, and original box, circa 1860. This watch features a silver engine-turned case with an engraved cartouche and a reeded band. The silvered engine-turned dial showcases a stylized chased and gilt table clock with white enamel cartouches, Arabic numerals, a centre seconds hand, an aperture for a mock pendulum, and elegant blued Breguet hands. The watch’s movement is a full plate design, keywind, frosted and gilt, with a duplex escapement and a five-arm gold balance.
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Diameter: 60 mm
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Weight: 153 g
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Signed: Perrin Frères
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Perrin Frères was active in Neuchâtel at the beginning of the 19th century.
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Mock pendulum,
A small non-functional bob or disc of metal attached to the pallets of a clock or watch having a verge escapement, which is seen through a slit in the dial (also called false bob).