4360 ORIGINAL VINTAGE EXQUISITE 14K GOLD & DIAMONDS ENAMEL P WATCH, LIS, C. 1880
DIAL: original dial, exquisitely decorated with Imperial blue color enamel, showing concentric rays. Gold tone arabig numbers and original Louis XIV style hands. Dial is in excellent conditions.
CASE: original 14K gold case, decorated with beautiful Imperial Blue color enamel (back cover, bezel and dial). Back cover is also decorated with a flower of Lis, which depictes a total of fifteen (15) mine cut (rose-cut, 3 facets) natural diamond chips, measuring between one and two milimeters, each.The enamel at the top-right part of the back cover seems to have been professionally restaured (please refer to the pictures).
Pusher placed on case body at one o'clock, allows setting time.
Additional info:
he fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys), is a common heraldic charge in the (stylized) shape of a lily (in French, fleur and lis mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively). Most notably, the fleur-de-lis is depicted on the traditional coat of arms of France that was used from the High Middle Ages until the French Revolution in 1792, and then again in brief periods in the 19th century. This design still represents France and the House of Bourbon in the form of marshalling in the arms of Spain, Quebec, and Canada — for example.Other European nations have also employed the symbol. The fleur-de-lis became "at one and the same time, religious, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in French heraldry. The Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph are among saints often depicted with a lily.
MOVEMENT: original mechanical with manual winding movement, SWISS MADE (see pics, please).
WORKING ORDER: yes, it in running conditions
MEASURES: 25mm diameter not including winding crown or hanging ring, 36.50mm high inclucing its hanging ring.
ESTIMATED AGE: circa 1880.
CONDITION: Very good general used condition. The enamel at the top-right part of the back cover seems to have been professionally restaured (please refer to the pictures).