Ritas Bazaar has dated this Ottoman Market Pocket Watch to the 19th Century.
The movement is a gilt cylinder escapement with three ruby jewels.
The enamel dial is inscribed «??????????» in Cyrillic beneath the Ottoman military coat of arms of the Tanzimat and Hamidian era (1876–1909). The outer cover bears the Cyrillic monogram «??». This combination of elements points with reasonable confidence to a watch presented to a Macedonian Orthodox officer serving in the Ottoman army, at the rank of captain or major, in the decades preceding the Balkan Wars.
The inscription «??????????» in Cyrillic on the dial makes this an exceptionally rare object: no comparable example has been recorded in public auction databases. The watch is accompanied by its original Macedonian hand-beaded folk pouch in yellow and blue geometric ornament — made as a protective replacement for the non-functioning case latches and surviving together with the watch as a single intact ensemble.
Of particular interest to collectors of Ottoman military history, Tanzimat-era objects and the history of Macedonia 1880–1912.
Measurements
Diameter: 5 cm (2.0?)
Condition
Cracks to enamel dial. Hands absent. Case latches non-functioning. Original beaded pouch present.
Shipping & Packaging
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Ritas Bazaar has dated this Ottoman Market Pocket Watch to the 19th Century.
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Swiss Silver Pocket Watch with Ottoman Military Arms and Cyrillic Inscription «??????????». C. 1882–1912
