Artist/Maker
A la Pensée
Pocket watch in case
1885-1920
Place madeWaltham, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Gold, other metal, porcelain, glass, enamel
Container: 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 2 1/2 in. (0.6 × 6 × 6.4 cm)
Part (Watch): 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 2 3/4 in. (1.3 × 4.8 × 7 cm)
Part (Watch): 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 2 3/4 in. (1.3 × 4.8 × 7 cm)
INV.12689ab
DescriptionPocket watch with gold double-covered, open-faced case with ribbed knob and ring stirrup at the top center, in felt pouch; white porcelain face beneath glass cover has arabic numeral hour and minute markings, hour hand extant (minute rusted away) at the center, separate second time keeper at the bottom center; reverse covered engraved with "MM".Markingsprinted: watch face, near top, center: "WALTHAM"
engraved: reverse, center: "MM"
stamped: inside reverse cover, near bottom: "WARRANTED / 14 K / TO ASSAY / B.W.C.Co. / 625744"
stamped: inside workings cover, near bottom: "B"
engraved: on workings plate: "A. W. W. Co. / WALTHAM, MASS. / 17 Jewels. / 13358892"
ClassificationsJEWELRY