Antique Pocket Watches
The collection of antique timepieces by Russian and foreign masters is one of the most interesting among the rich and diversified collections of decorative and applied arts in the museums of the Moscow Kremlin. The given site presents the masterpieces of this kind of art by first-class masters from Germany, France, England, Switzerland and other West-European countries. Looking at these timepieces one is able to follow the technical changes that took place in watch production in the course of the 16th-19th centuries as well as the changes in artistic styles reflected in the decoration of these objects. Of special interest are pocket watches. The art of watchmakers and that of jewellers have merged in perfect harmony in this craft.
Watch mechanism accuracy: In the course of the 17th century the centre of watch production in Europe shifted from town to town for some special reasons. The events of the Thirty Year's War (1618-48) undermined the former power in watchmaking of some German cities like Nuremberg and Augsburg. In early 17th century French...
Old timepieces evolution: Almost all watches of the late 18th century were made without cases. Double and triple cases remained popular only in England. But even there watches with several lids began to appear in the late 1820s, e.g. works by the English firm "Dol-ter". At the beginning of the 20th century Swiss watchmakers...
Timepieces of the Renaissance: Pocket watches were the fruit of cooperation between watchmakers and jewellers. In designing their engraved, niello and enamel patterns and figure compositions that cover the items, masters made use of engravings. The decoration had to follow the style of the applied art of the period. There are an early 17th-century watch...
Assessment and old pocket watch: Works by masters of past centuries hour, in the great set of the existing today in the antique market, exhibited for sale for various reasons - whether it be unnecessary to cover with dust in the attic dedushkinyh hours or need to make changes in the direction of developing...
Geneve pocket watch: I fonund one quite geneve pocket watch. This is a 1850-1870's(?) pocket watch mechanism from Switzerland. The case was gold with an inner cuvette, but it was damaged and not preserved. This case was across 30mm. The clock signed by Geneve (Genève). The mechanism is a Swiss made cylinder escapement movement....