Chinese market pocket watch. Can be Bovet???

[koly]

Could you please help me with identification of this pocket watch?
Can it be Bovet?? One my happy customer advised me to do deeper
research of this over sized (55mm in diameter) Chinese market pocket
watch. He believes it's Bovet. Thanks a lot.
Ras

 

[Skutt50]

I have never seen anything like it!

I just want to ask an additional question.... If made in China with all the decorations appealing to a Chinese market, why is the dial not with Chinese numbers? Did they use the same Roman numbers as many western countries....... or was it made for export?

 

[kurtnz]

I'm not so sure if it is Bovet or not. I thought that Bovet would have used the Duplex escapement with bat wings on the balance wheel.
Here is a link to a website that deals with Chinese Market watches.
http://www.rawbw.com/~hbv/horology/chinese.html
Jaquet - Chapuis has a whole section on Pg.144 that deals with the Chinese marked watch.
There were other makers that also had a Chinese Trademark.

 

[koly]

Thanks for link, really appreciate it, I send them email already.

 

[koly]

I believe it has been made in Switzerland, because a few Chinese people told me it's old inscription but not correctly spelled. So they believed it's been made in Europe for Chinese market.. But I'm not sure.

 

[Coolbabas]

there is a book "La Montre Chinoise Par A.Chapuis" in French, there you will find a complete description of the brand.
I will only say that the movement is a Swiss made
made for CHINESE MARKET
hieroglyph on the watch corresponds to Leo Juvet not Bovet.