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A RARE ENAMEL AND GEM-SET "AMERICA" POCKETWATCH
With jewelled lever movement, the openface pocketwatch of circular outline with engine-turned gold dial, blued-steel hands and Arabic numerals, within a lime green guilloche enamelled case, the reverse depicting a New York City harbor scene at sunrise, in the foreground flies a platinum bi-plane set against the chased gold skyline and the Statue of Liberty, accented by a calibré-cut ruby torch, and rose-cut diamond sun, to the greenish blue guilloche enamelled harbor and sky, further enhanced by a calibré-cut sapphire bow, mounted in 18k gold and platinum, circa 1910, with Swiss export mark
Movement and case numbered 66347
With jewelled lever movement, the openface pocketwatch of circular outline with engine-turned gold dial, blued-steel hands and Arabic numerals, within a lime green guilloche enamelled case, the reverse depicting a New York City harbor scene at sunrise, in the foreground flies a platinum bi-plane set against the chased gold skyline and the Statue of Liberty, accented by a calibré-cut ruby torch, and rose-cut diamond sun, to the greenish blue guilloche enamelled harbor and sky, further enhanced by a calibré-cut sapphire bow, mounted in 18k gold and platinum, circa 1910, with Swiss export mark
Movement and case numbered 66347
Literature
Penny Proddow, "American Jewelry: Glamour and Tradition", Rizzoli, New York, 1987, page 60 and cover
Further details
Made to commemorate Wilbur Wright's flight over New York Harbor on September 30, 1909