A Charles Felicien Tissot & Son 18k Gold Enamel Hunting-Cased Pocket Watch and Fob, Swiss, ca. 1890
Tissot is a luxury Swiss watchmaker company founded in 1853 by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son Charles-Émile Tissot who established the Tissot factory in the Swiss city of Le Locle, in the Neuchâtel area of the Jura Mountains. Tissot is the official timekeeper for the world championships in cycling, motorcycling, fencing and ice hockey. Famous people who have worn Tissot watches include the actress Sarah Bernhardt, singer Carmen Miranda, Elvis Presley, Grace Kelly, and Nelson Mandela. D, A Charles Felicien Tissot & Son 18k Gold Enamel Hunting-Cased Pocket Watch and Fob, Swiss, ca. 1890, No. 30067, 18k yellow gold hunting case; white enamel dial marked with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel Breguet hands, and blued steel Breguet balance spring, movement signed. Dial signed "Tissot & Co. Locle", case numbered "No. 30067", signed "Tissot & Co. Locle", "Straight Line", and stamped with "18k CF Tissot & Son Locle". Fob chain stamped with 14k on the clasp. Exquisite metal work decoration with black enamel. Monogrammed. Comes with a key. The watch measures . 43 mm in diameter, 14k fob chain is . 2 ⅝"L x 1 ⅝"W. Watch weighs . 61.2 gm., and chain . 8.5 gm.Tissot is a luxury Swiss watchmaker company founded in 1853 by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son Charles-Émile Tissot who established the Tissot factory in the Swiss city of Le Locle, in the Neuchâtel area of the Jura Mountains. Tissot is the official timekeeper for the world championships in cycling, motorcycling, fencing and ice hockey. Famous people who have worn Tissot watches include the actress Sarah Bernhardt, singer Carmen Miranda, Elvis Presley, Grace Kelly, and Nelson Mandela. D, A Charles Felicien Tissot & Son 18k Gold Enamel Hunting-Cased Pocket Watch and Fob, Swiss, ca. 1890, No. 30067, 18k yellow gold hunting case; white enamel dial marked with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel Breguet hands, and blued steel Breguet balance spring, movement signed. Dial signed "Tissot & Co. Locle", case numbered "No. 30067", signed "Tissot & Co. Locle", "Straight Line", and stamped with "18k CF Tissot & Son Locle". Fob chain stamped with 14k on the clasp. Exquisite metal work decoration with black enamel. Monogrammed. Comes with a key. The watch measures . 43 mm in diameter, 14k fob chain is . 2 ⅝"L x 1 ⅝"W. Watch weighs . 61.2 gm., and chain . 8.5 gm., A few minor scuffs to case surface and some scratches inside under the covers.
