Swiss sterling silver square Art Deco pocket watch Circa 1925

Silver and blue enamel square watch 
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An attractive square Art Deco pocket watch, made by Juvenia, Switzerland, circa 1925.
A manual wind, sterling silver, blue translucent and guilloche enamel pocket watch. The white enamel dial has Arabic hour numerals and a square subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock with blued steel hands. Lever escapement. The dial, case and movement are signed.
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Dimensions: 43 x 43 mm
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Signed: Juvenia  Swiss
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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. Hong Kong group Asia Commercial Holdings Ltd currently owns the brand. 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 ladies’ wristwatches. In 1914, Juvenia manufactured, at the time, the smallest movement constructed on a single level. 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 timepiece 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 mechanical automatic movement.