yesjb, I wanted to congratulate you on your acquisition of the incredible Cartier coin watch. I don't know if you happened to see it, but I wrote about it on HODINKEE and think it is the most incredible coin watch in the world. After some digging, I believe it may have been a gift for French Lieuten
Hi Foowy, I think there is almost no chance it is a fake watch. No fake would do such a good job on the engravings of the Swiss coat of arms and the 18k marking. Good luck!
It looks to me like the Coat of Arms of Switzerland, just with a wreath surrounding it for decoration and a slightly fancier shield. Both of those additions are, to the best of my knowledge, legitimate in heraldry. Here is an 1897 print of the coats of arms of the Swiss cantons, with the overall Swi