No. 9612255
Gre. Roskopf patent – (Roskopf copy) – Swiss made – pocket watch – circa 1910
No. 9612255
Gre. Roskopf patent – (Roskopf copy) – Swiss made – pocket watch – circa 1910
Gre Roskopf pocket watch with train on the dial.
Gre is no given name but an abbreviation for "genre". In that time (circa 1900), the Roskopf watch was often copied, and this was one of the ways to avoid the patent.
Indicates the hours in black and red Arabic numerals. Underneath the dial you can read the text Swiss Made.
Button for setting time is to the left of the crown. With normal signs of wear. See photos.
Small stain at 9 o´clock.
Watch runs. The back side carries the following text: "CHEMIN DE FER JAPY"
The movement says "chemin de fer japy" and "garanti anti magnetique".
Diameter: 68 mm without crown.
Size including crown: 50 mm.
Will be carefully packaged and shipped by registered post.
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