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"Boule de Genève" (Geneva ball) in the Etruscan revival style with granulation and wirework decoration, unsigned, Switzerland, ca. 1890, 21.5k yellow gold, watch diameter 22mm. Watch Museum of Le Locle (Switzerland). These pendant watches, mainly intended for ladies, frequently came with a matching brooch, chain or chatelaine. It is rare to find a ball-charm matching the ball-watch. Winding by rotating the hemisphere containing the dial and setting by depressing the cylindrical-shaped button while rotating the said hemisphere. Winding system by Marius Lecoultre of Geneva, Swiss patent 114, 12 January 1889. |
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| current | 16:17, 16 February 2023 | | 2,161 × 1,083 (391 KB) | Hohum | Cleanup |
| 13:21, 5 October 2021 |  | 2,161 × 1,083 (410 KB) | Jafd88 | {{Information |Description=A so-called "Boule de Genève" (Geneva ball) in the Etruscan revival style, Switzerland, 21,5k yellow gold, ca. 1890. These pendant watches, mainly intended for ladies, usually came with a matching brooch or chain. It is rare to find a ball-charm matching the ball-watch. A "boule de Genève" is a type of pendant watch in spherical form with the dial visible (not hidden in the ball itself) at the botton of the ball, at the opposite side of the jump ring on the upper p... |
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