Antique Masonic Pocket Watch (Iluminati?). 66.6 mm Diameter. Circa 1900

Antique Masonic Pocket Watch. Iluminati?. 66.6 mm Diameter. Circa 1900

Rare antique masonic pocket watch, 66.6 mm diameter, made circa 1900. We are looking at a real collector’s piece, a watch with blued metal case and 17-ruby movement in working order. Under the front face we find the fascinating white porcelain dial, with a central illustration depicting the Iluminati and masonic symbol – the Eye of Providence over a truncated pyramid. We can also read the masonic motto in Latin: ANNUS COEPTIS (‘Providence has favored our commitments’) and NOVOS ORDO SECLORUM (‘A new order for the world’). It is the same motto which appears in the Great Seal of the United States and in the North American one-dollar note, though this would not be printed until 1935. The seal was designed by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, acknowledged masons. Curiously enough, the case’s diameter of 66.6 mm corresponds to the number 666, considered mystic by the masonry.

As fascinating as authentic, this antique masonic pocket watch, 66.6 mm in diameter, is bound to belong to a great collection of rare and special antiques.

Dimensions: Diameter: 66.6 cm.