MEGA RARE Zenith Billodes fancy SILVER case pocket watch made for Ottoman market
MEGA RARE Zenith Billodes fancy SILVER case pocket watch made for Ottoman market. EXTREMELY RARE Antique fancy silver full hunter case Zenith Billodes pocket watch&silver chain seal fob made for the Ottoman market c1870′s in MUSEUM CONDITION! The watch has been supplied by the most famous watch retailer’s store of K. The watch has been awarded to Ottoman Pasha General. This amazing watch has a fine enamel dial depicting St. Sophia Mosque(Hagia Sophia). The watch is in working order. Original long heavy silver Ottoman chain and attached owner’s personal bronze seal, engraved with Ottoman caligraphy. The watch is very impressive- 50mm in diameter, 17mm thick. 122g heavy together with the chain! Hand chased silver case. All the parts original! Zenith was born to a 22 year old named Georges Favre-Jacot. He was one of the first to understand the importance of the inter-changeability of parts for rationalising production, thereby improving precision and reliability of mechanical watches. He grouped together all the different areas and know-how that make up watch making. This, one of the very first true Swiss manufacturing companies was born. BILLODES is other early brand name of the ZENITH watches. During this time / 1865 – 1875 / the Zenith company name still is Georges Favre-Jacot & Cie. ” ; 22-year-old Georges-Emile Favre-Bulle founds the “Fabrique des Billodes in Le Locle in the canton of Neuchatel. Today, the Zenith headquarters’ address is rue des Billodes. The name Zenith was registered in 1897. The watch is in perfect working order. A must for every serious collector. The watch comes with CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY! Auctiva Free Image Hosting. Show off your items with Auctiva’s Listing Templates. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “MEGA RARE Zenith Billodes fancy SILVER case pocket watch made for Ottoman market” is in sale since Sunday, March 05, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “victors_watches_store” and is located in Europe. This item can be shipped worldwide.