Lacloche Frères, an Art Deco onyx and sapphire pocket watch,...

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£100 - £150

Lacloche Frères, an Art Deco onyx and sapphire pocket watch, circa 1925, of circular outline, the silvered dial with baton indicators within a plain bezel, set within a single section of polished onyx, topped with a cabochon sapphire winder and a hinged suspension hoop, the reverse with a glazed aperture revealing the movement, length 5cm including suspension hoop, dial signed Lacloche, numbered to interior frame of movement

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Lacloche Frères, an Art Deco onyx and sapphire pocket watch, circa 1925, of circular outline, the silvered dial with baton indicators within a plain bezel, set within a single section of polished onyx, topped with a cabochon sapphire winder and a hinged suspension hoop, the reverse with a glazed aperture revealing the movement, length 5cm including suspension hoop, dial signed Lacloche, numbered to interior frame of movement
Extremely stylish example in good condition. Winder adjusting hands and winding movement, movement only running intermittently at the time of cataloguing - movement and accuracy of timekeeping not guaranteed and careful restoration recommended. Otherwise only superficial wear - onyx in good condition, black to the naked eye but transparent and deep greenish brown in transmitted light, with typical minor inclusions, some minor surface-reaching fissures, one minor chip to reverse at edge sympathetically restored with resin - well-matched and not obvious, area approx 4 x 1mm. Sapphire winder in good condition. White metal is unmarked and watch has not been opened- number around frame of movement is only partially visible through the glass. Gross weight 26 grams.