1890s Swiss Cylinder 8 Rubis Pocket Watch

Updated September 15, 2026

Vintage 1890s Swiss mechanical key-wind open-face pocket watch featuring a 53.03mm coin silver or fine silver case decorated with an intricately engraved floral scroll border, a textured diamond-pattern field, and a central blank shield cartouche. The inner caseback shows a hand-scratched watchmaker's service mark alongside case serial number 14922, while the swinging internal brass dust cap cuvette cover features elegant cursive French horology engravings reading "Echappement à Cylindre" and "8 rubis". The original white porcelain enamel dial showcases thin painted black Roman numeral hour counters, an outer track ring with diamond index plots, and blued steel fleur-de-lis style hands. The watch is powered by a classic Swiss Lepine-style manual-wind bridge movement configured with a key-wound mainspring arbor, key-set central hand arbor, a traditional cylinder escapement assembly, and a native 8 jewels (8 rubis) layout.This mechanical pocket watch is running as of the time of listing, though a professional service is required for accurate timekeeping, and extended runtime without service is not guaranteed.

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