Swiss small ladies pocket watch
This is my very first pocket watch and I am so excited! I get it from the Vienna Antiques Fair at the Ringstrassen-Galerien.
![swiss pocket watch antique](https://mariabristoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/swiss-pocket-watch-antique-224x300.jpg)
It is a small watch with a diameter less than 3cm. I think this type of watch is simply called ‘open face’ pocket watch.
![swiss 14k ladies pocket watch](https://mariabristoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/swiss-14K-ladies-pocket-watch-224x300.jpg)
The watch case has a 14K written hallmark with a squirrel hallmark – from the Swiss hallmarking system. It has a serial number I think it reads ‘139576’.
![14K small pocket watch](https://mariabristoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14K-small-pocket-watch-300x273.jpg)
It also has a middle metal lid called ‘cuivre’ meaning copper in French, with the same serial number ‘139576’.
![cuivre pocket watch](https://mariabristoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cuivre-pocket-watch-300x224.jpg)
![14k swiss ladies pocket watch](https://mariabristoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14K-swiss-ladies-pocket-watch-300x224.jpg)
I kinda like pocket watch because it has a lot of parts in it. It shows a truly handmade antique which requires precision.
![small ladies swiss pocket watch](https://mariabristoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/small-ladies-swiss-pocket-watch-300x271.jpg)
The weight of this pocket watch is about 18.1 grams.
![small antique swiss pocket watch](https://mariabristoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/small-antique-swiss-pocket-watch-224x300.jpg)
It is a manual handling watch so I think I need to winding it manually to make it works.
![small ladies 14ct pocket watch](https://mariabristoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/small-ladies-14ct-pocket-watch-300x224.jpg)
The lady who sold it says that this pocket watch is about 100-120 years, meaning that it was probably made in the late 19th century or early 1900s.
![intricate antique pocket watch](https://mariabristoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/intricate-antique-pocket-watch-224x300.jpg)