1746 - LEPIN-STYLE IRON POCKET WATCH

LEPIN-STYLE IRON POCKET WATCH Lepin-style pocket watch made of iron, circa 1890. Black metal case, white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and an outer minute scale marked in 5-minute increments. It also features a subsidiary seconds dial at six o’clock. Openwork hands in an ornamental style. The escapement and gear train are partially exposed beneath a black-blued metal hinged back cover and a decorative central medallion set in silver plated metal. Hand-wound mechanical movement with a decorated top ring. Its current condition includes a small flaw on the dial; the crystal covering the gear train is cracked, and the small seconds hand is missing.