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JMenard76
05-10-2004, 03:38 AM
Hello,

I have a fusee pocket watched signed "Decosse a Garcelle" Can anyone tell me when this watchmaker lived?

Many Thanks,

John.
JMenard76
05-10-2004, 03:38 AM
Hello,

I have a fusee pocket watched signed "Decosse a Garcelle" Can anyone tell me when this watchmaker lived?

Many Thanks,

John.
JMenard76
05-10-2004, 04:48 AM
Oh...I should also have mentioned that it is signed with that name on the movement and the face. I believe it is French but don't know much else. The case is silver but is not hallmarked. The key winds through the face.
John Pavlik
05-10-2004, 07:56 AM
John,

I can not find that maker listed.. A picture of both the front and the back would help in at least dating it...Sometimes the engraving on these old ones is difficult to read and a look by someone else will yield a different spelling.

Regards,
John Pavlik
RichG
05-10-2004, 08:09 AM
John,
Also a picture of the movement would help determine if it was Swiss, French or English and the approximate period of manufacture.
Rich
JMenard76
05-10-2004, 10:39 AM
Hey Guys,

I appreciate your help. I am away from home this week but I will post some pics this weekend. Hopefully you'll be able to identify it.

John
JMenard76
05-10-2004, 10:35 PM
Here are the pics......Good Luck!
JMenard76
05-10-2004, 10:35 PM
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JMenard76
05-10-2004, 10:36 PM
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JMenard76
05-10-2004, 10:36 PM
Picture 3
JMenard76
05-10-2004, 10:37 PM
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Frank Menez
05-11-2004, 01:02 AM
I believe that this watch is a typical example of a late 18th Century French Verge that winds through the dial.

Decosse appears to be the name of the maker & Garcelle the town in France ????

Frank Menez
beta21
05-12-2004, 04:57 AM
There is one "Decosse" without notation of a Christian name mentioned in my "Dictionanaire des Horologers Francais". The town of Guingamp in Britanny is mentioned together with the year 1850. That's all info I can find. I can't find a place called Garcelle, though. Are you sure of the spelling?
JMenard76
05-12-2004, 05:08 AM
Yes, I'm very certain that is the right spelling

Decosse a Garcelle (the 'a' is french)
Frank Menez
05-12-2004, 08:49 AM
I have found an area called Garcelles-Secgueville located in Low- Normandy France

Do we have any members who live in France that can confirm that Garcelle is a town or village in France?

Frank Menez