Cloisonne Pocket Watch?

[pie555]

I have a rather small pocket watch(not complete however) that appears to have a cloisonne exterior this watch is only 1 inch in diameter and actually the smallest pocket watch I have ever seen in person...it has fleur-de-lis on the back of the case and no dials or crystal but I managed to lift off the bezel and stamped were the numerals 260 and the movement has a number 164662...I am thinking (along with a pocket watch expert friend of mine) that this watch is pre-1850 and associated with a Royal House in some fashion...need help with whom the maker might be though...believe it is fairly rare

[pie555]

I have a rather small pocket watch(not complete however) that appears to have a cloisonne exterior this watch is only 1 inch in diameter and actually the smallest pocket watch I have ever seen in person...it has fleur-de-lis on the back of the case and no dials or crystal but I managed to lift off the bezel and stamped were the numerals 260 and the movement has a number 164662...I am thinking (along with a pocket watch expert friend of mine) that this watch is pre-1850 and associated with a Royal House in some fashion...need help with whom the maker might be though...believe it is fairly rare

[pie555]

http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL626/2385191/11526833/172133454.jpg

A LINK to picture of cloissone pocket watch

[pie555]

LINK to the frontside of Cloissone Pocket Watch

http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL626/2385191/11526833/172133440.jpg

[Jeff Hess]

Hi Pie,

Sorry to inform you that your watch is neither from the Royals, or the 1850's nor is it cloisonne.

It is a Guilloche enamel watch from the 1890 to 1920 era and a rather inexpensive one to boot sorry to say.

These watches are indeed quite collectable however.

Good luck!

Jeff Hess

[pie555]

Just for curiosity's sake I took off the back cover finally, felt comfortable doing that although it felt like it was seized up when I tried several days ago....inside the back cover I found ..." Argent Switzerland JW < (inside a rectange)the number 162695 and a box with what appears to be 0.8CC?