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Blomman Mr Blue presents a captivating Girard-Perregaux pocket watch from the brand's museum, originally crafted for the Indian market in the early 1800s. This exquisite piece, adorned with pearls, turquoise, and gold engravings, offers a glimpse into historical horological artistry and market-specific designs.
Friends,
I like to return and present some more pieces from the Girard-Perregaux museum for you. This time I choose a pocket watch that was made for the Indian market.
Decorated with white pearls, turquois and gold engravings this is a great example of the handicraft from the early part of the 1800.
But let’s start from the dial side: this solid gold pocket watch has a beautiful Guilloché gold dial with Roman numerals. The case is about 35 mm in diameter.
Heated blue hands and the bezel is frame with white pearls, all looks to be the exact same size.
The case back is even more beautiful, decorated with turquois and gold engravings. The outer bezel is like on the front, covered with matching white pearls.
As you may notice, this pocket watch has a key wind movement, the key also decorated with gold engravings and turquois.
One more dial shot with the glass open. I am told by the curator of Girard-Perregaux that this type of decoration was common for the Indian market in the beginning of the 1800. In fact, my colleague from India confirms that this style was very common in the north part of India for Kings and Queens.
If we open the case back we see the signature of Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier. Circa 1820. Here you also see the hole and axis for winding the pocket watch.
Inside we find a quarter repeater with cylinder escapement.
You see the striking mechanism at five o’clock in this shot and the two gongs around the movement.
When you see the craftsmanship here; watchmaker, gold engraver, stone settings…
And it was all made almost 200 years ago! Mind blowing!
A big thank you to Girard-Perregaux and the curator for letting me see and share this one with all of you here!
Inspired by this one and many more of the pocket watches from the GP museum collection, I not long ago got my first Bautte! Not as fancy as this one, but I like it a lot.
Will tell you more about that in a separate post…
Best
Blomman
This message has been edited by blomman on 2015-07-21 00:36:50well worth for a Duchess or Princess... :)
Yes, a beatuiful piece - I wonder how many hour it took to make this one... Best Blomman
I think it is the first time I see a 35 mm pocket watch. I saw a bit bigger, a few, but 35 mm, never. Ok, I don't know a ot about pocket watches, too... ;) Best, Nicolas
I thought all children nowadays are princes and princesses! ;) Best Blomman
There are a lot of beauty to discover when it comes to Pocket Watches - many of them smaller than 35 mm...! Best Blomman
One of the "bees in my bonnet" is the issue of decoration and gem-setting on watches. As Chopard forum moderator and previously nurturing Cartier and Piaget, I am annoyed by the jewellery skills being dismissed by so-called watch lovers. Through the ages, the best watches always had the best decoration, engraving, enamelling and gems. The great watchmakers like Berthoud, Breguet and Bovet decorated their best watches exquisitely. Thus, I am glad that you showed this from Girard-Perregaux. Regard
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