Saboneta Pocket Watch, Switzerland, Solid Gold, circa 1900.

Beautiful and special 14k solid gold pocket watch. In perfect working order. The watch features a rare central double shield motif - intended for the placement of the future owner's initials - flanked by floral ornamentation. The rest of the lid is decorated with a guilloche pattern of tight concentric diamonds. The back cover shows the same decoration, and the central motif turns out to be a round shield. The watch features contrasting 14k gold accents on the back of the front cover as well as on the neck of the crown. The pendant and crown are set at III o'clock. In perfect working order and good condition, its dial shows a small blue hair between III and IV o'clock. The dial is made of white enamel on convex copper and Roman numerals in black enamel, surrounded by Arabic numerals on the outer perimeter for marking the minutes in steps of five by five. The hands are of the whip-spike type. The dust cover is engraved, apart from the reference number ('77780'), with the characteristics of the machinery: 'Remontour. Cylindre 6 Rubis'. The machinery is made of gilded brass and is of the Avance-Retard type. Winding system and time change by the crown. Diameter: 47 mm. Weight: 75.5 grams.