Antique Double Dial J. Trilla Solid-Gold Pocket Watch. Switzerland, Circa 1890

  
Switzerland, Circa 1890 Wonderful antique pocket watch made by Jaime Trilla in Geneva, Switzerland in the late 19th century (circa 1890). The watch mounts solid-gold 18K casing and double dial time dial and calendar/moon phase dial. It comes in its original solid wooden case, inside covered by red velvet and white silk. The silk lining bears the printed manufacturers shield and name. Jaime Trilla was a famous watchmaker from Barcelona who from a very young age traveled to Switzerland to learn. Years after he came back to Barcelona and opened a watch shop; at the same time, he maintained a watch factory in Tavannes, Switzerland. His watches are considered high-quality pieces, real state-of-the-art jewels like the one that we can see in the images. The watch is in very good condition, showing only some slight signs of the trace of time in the dials. The movements have been fully cleaned and tuned so we can state that today the watch works perfectly. The time dial is white with black Roman numerals; it is decorated with fine gilt details in the center and along the peripheral edge. It also bears the printed manufactured name, Jaime Trilla Geneve. The calendar and moon phase dial is gorgeous and shows a central hand surrounded by a golden calendar with the days of the month. Just over the hand there is a central aperture where we can see the present month. The days of the week are printed in a silvery cartouche located along the most peripheral band. In the center of the dial, a moon-shaped opening shows the moon phases on a blue and golden steel disc.

The casing is also a very singular piece. The front and rear caps are made of solid gold and are decorated with fine hand-engraved motives, in really good condition.

Inside the front cap we can see the serial number 95363, the 18K gold hallmark and the Swiss assay mark. As for the movements, the two ones are amazing examples of quality and precision. The calendar movement bears the same serial number (95363) engraved at the back. This outstanding gold double-dial pocket watch, signed by Jaime Trilla, is a very antique piece that shows an amazing working order.

It is surely worthy of inclusion in a great museum devoted to timepieces. Alto (con Corona): 65 cm Case: 50mm diameter, four leaf, solid 18k yellow gold hunting pocket watch case engraved on both outer covers with a plethora of foliate forms and male facial masks at the bottom of both covers. One cover contains a shield shaped cameo for the owner's initials. The central banding on the case and bezels are engraved in a repeated ornamental pattern. The inside of the covers are comprised of chased 18k gold with hallmark and Swiss assay mark, also bearing the case serial number 95363 (same number noted on calendar movement).

There is a fluted gold ball pendant and bow placed at the three position on the time dial. Gilt leaf and rosette forms are seen in the dial center as well as along the peripheral edge of the dial. There are steel Continental type'Spade' hands and the upper dial is marked for "Jaime Trilla, Geneve". Calendar Dial: The phases of the moon are indicated through an aperture in the center of the dial on a blue steel and gold disc. That section also bears the marking, Brevet S.

The dial center is surrounded by a gold colored calendar with days of the month (1-31) and, at the top, an aperture for the month of the year. The most peripheral band is in white with the days of the week in circular cartouche form. There is a single steel counterbalanced solid'Lance' hand to indicate the day of the week and the day of the month. A small multi-leaf steel pinion is noted in the upper left corner of the dial which aids in its rotation. Along the outer edge of this calendar case leaf there is a knurled edge steel ring which can be rotated by thumb to align the correct day with the date. Movement: A jeweled, keyless nickel anti-magnetic Swiss bar movement with going barrel and curved center wheel bridge, bimetallic balance wheel and Swiss type polished steel regulator marked in French for fast and slow functions. Noted is a club foot shaped lever escapement.

The movement is not signed, but definitely of Swiss origin. A single lever on the movement connects with the ratchet movement on the back of the calendar mechanism to adjust the proper date. The back of the calendar movement bears the serial number 95363.

Condition: Dial has some losses to the paint on the numerals and some speckling of the white part of the dial. Some areas of darkening and wear are noted on the calendar/moon phase dial. The outer covers are in very good condition with only evidence of mild wear.

Nice old wooden jewelry case with age cracks and proper label inside. TRILLA (Jaime Trilla) was a famous watchmaker from Barcelona, who from a very young age went to Switzerland in the mid-nineteenth century to learn watchmaking and worked for several houses. Later, opened a watch shop in the C / Fernando VII of Barcelona and a watch factory in Tavannes, Switzerland.

Jaime Trilla's watches were the best that existed, being pieces of extraordinary quality and beauty, and were highly prized by the nobility and the Barcelona burqa of the time. IMPORTANT - SEE ALL THE PICTURES. This is an antique or vintage item , not a new item, and it's not perfect as a new one. It may have minor scratches or hits not mentioned in this description but than can be seen in the many photos published with it.

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Thanks for reading this, I hope to deal with you soon, and we stay in touch. The item "Antique Double Dial J. Switzerland, Circa 1890" is in sale since Monday, July 10, 2017. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique".

The seller is "iberantiques" and is located in Zaragoza. This item can be shipped worldwide.