Soleres or Loleres (?) Pocket Watch Info

[TinyFinds]

Hi all....I'm new to this forum and thankful that it exists. Hopefully someone can assist me.

I have a small sterling cased pocket watch.

The face reads "Soleres" Paris, but it may be "Loleres". Sometimes script is difficult to read.

I cannot find anything about this watch.

I've attached 4 photos.

Any information is greatly appreciated. Many thanks!

 

[JTD]

The name on the dial is clearly Soléres. They are quite probably the retailers of the watch.

Others will be able to help you with identifying the movement.

JTD

 

[roughbarked]

Argentan = Nickel silver.

It is also a place in northern France.
The movement could be any of several Swiss movement makers from FHF to Phenix. I'm not aware of any French cylinder watch makers but there was likely a few.
Likely dates from around the turn of the century and maybe as late as 1910.

 

[John Matthews]

Continental watches are not my area of interest but this ...

is possible one of the variants of the Fontainemelon trade marks, which often just have the arrow going through the 'apple', no name.

Need to see the rest of the mark to identify.

John

 

[JTD]

I'm not aware of any French cylinder watch makers

I agree it is unlikely to be a French watch.

is possible one of the variants of the Fontainemelon trade marks,

Well spotted, I missed that partial mark. I think it is very likely Fontainemelon.

JTD

 

[roughbarked]

I agree it is unlikely to be a French watch.



Well spotted, I missed that partial mark. I think it is very likely Fontainemelon.

JTD

Yes it is. I thought it looked FHF but I didn't look as closely as John did.

 

[TinyFinds]

Continental watches are not my area of interest but this ...

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is possible one of the variants of the Fontainemelon trade marks, which often just have the arrow going through the 'apple', no name.

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Need to see the rest of the mark to identify.

John

Thank you so much for the info. I tried to identify any mark I could find, but totally missed this one. Probably wouldn't have helped me anyway as I am very new to watch collecting.

 

[TinyFinds]

Thank you to everyone who posted on my thread. All your info is greatly appreciated.