Blondel & Melly Scallop-edged, enamel dial, Turkish numerals, made for the Ottoman market; enamel and pearls pocket watch (18-carat) Yellow Gold
Brand Blondel & Melly, Geneva Model - Retailed by made for the Ottoman market Year circa 1830 Reference - Movement No. 14 070 Calibre 18’’, manual-winding, 8 jewels Case No. 14 070 (by “F M”, Geneva) Material (18-carat) Yellow Gold , enamel, pearls Bracelet - Buckle - Dimensions Ø 50 mm Thickness 10.6 mm Length - Weight 80 gr (approx.) Signature dial and case Accessories - Blondel & Melly Pocket watch, scallop-edged, enamel dial, Turkish numerals, made for the Ottoman market; yellow gold (18-carat), enamel and pearls –– Yellow gold (18-carat), enamel and pearl-set, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped with scallop-edged (twelve lobes), pocket watch, made for the Ottoman market. –– Case: four-piece, polished; gold cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the manufacturer’s name, serial number and the technical specifications of the movement; crescent-shaped clipped bow. Case-back structured in twelve undulating and radiating segments alternating six half-pearl paving decorations and six polychrome painted decorations on enamel with garlands of flowers on a pink background; bezel decorated en suite; on the rim of the cuvette (dome), the twelve lobes inside the case decorated with floral motifs painted in polychrome enamel or in champlevé. Dial: enamel, white colour, with black painted radiating Turkish numerals; external minute track divided five by five with black painted radiating lines; blued steel “Breguet” hands; signature in Arabic script at 12 o’clock. Movement: calibre 18’’’, manual-winding, 8 jewels, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement (steel wheel), monometallic balance with three arms (gilded metal), blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator. Winding and time-setting using a key independent of the watch.
