Swiss watch with date, for the American Market Circa 1900

Open faced pocket watch by Edouard Koehn à Geneva
–
A thin Geneva pocket watch with date, made for the American Market, circa 1900.
18 carat white gold case with case maker’s punch mark “A.W.C. CO.”; silvered dial with Arabic numerals, sunk subsidiary dial for the seconds, indications of day and “Romaines simples” hands; signed bridge movement and a screw compensation balance.
–
Diameter: 45 mm
–
Weight: 58 g
–
Signed: E. Koehn
–
The American Watch Case Company (A.W.C. Co.) was founded in 1857 and based in Waltham in Massachusetts. In 1892 the Crescent Watch Company took over the manufacturer of watch cases and after 1900 it was purchased by the Keystone Watch Case Co.