This is my small collection of ladies pocket watches.
These are all guilloche enameling on 800 or sterling silver.
These next two are pendant watches from the 1920s
And this is a pocket watch from the group shot (shown in the previous post) with it’s pin attachment.
They are all lovely. I collected a few sterling watch chains with no watches
@CyanideRose18
You need the watches!
They are so much fun! I think only one of them actually works, but I don’t care! They are just so pretty.
Lol you may be right. I had a 14k gold ring watch with diamonds on the lid for years and finally let it go because I never wore it. I kinda miss it now. Not much, just a smidge
@CyanideRose18
Oooh a ring watch! That sounds cool!
Then I found this group of enamel watch faces at a yard sale. I think the majority are from railroad watches. They are mostly 1 3/4" in diameter.
I framed them on padded black brocade backing.
It’s amazing that they are hand painted.
The lettering is less than 1mm
Those are absolutely gorgeous! Do you know which one is the oldest in your collection? Wondering if it’s the lady’s watch with the seed pearls? Thx for sharing.
@Patina
I did look up the manufacturers, and all the pocket watches date around 1900-1912.
The goodnews, the ones that don’t rewwind, are still right twice a day.
I love that watch…so fabulous and unusual!
. I’m sorry you no longer have it!
I collected watches that didn’t work with the intention of using the watch faces positioned in the hours of a clock. Then installing a battery wall clock movement in the center of them.
current listings and values found on the net < google image search results
@hisweetpotato
That sounds like a fun idea!
Stunning named, what a collection!!!
They are all beautiful! I love guilloché.
What a beautiful collection!
There is nothing like the detail from the years past. That’s all I have to really look at to determine that something is old.