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Antique Havila Pocket Watch, C1900
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Antique Havila Pocket Watch, C1900

1900 - 1920
Description

Antique Havila pocket watch, c1900.

The watch has a 15-jewel stem-winding movement which is working nicely.

The movement is signed Havila and it has the brevet (or patent) number 9293 which relates to an 1895 patent in the name of Paul Mieville.

Havila was founded by Constant Houriet-Gindrat who established his watchmaking factory in Tramelan in 1884 and registered it the following year. The Tramelan-based manufacturer produced movements for pocket watches in the early 20th century but unfortunately disappeared during the crisis of the late 1920s.

The watch measures 58mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is nickel and was supplied by the Birmingham case maker Aaron Dennison. It is in good condition with just light surface marks, nothing too serious at all.

The acrylic lens is in lovely condition.

The signed dial is in very nice condition, one very faint short hairline by the sub seconds dial but virtually invisible to the naked eye. Blued steel hands.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Antique Havila Pocket Watch to the 1900s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09485904
Dealer's Item Date1900s
Sellingantiques Date1900s
Sellingantiques agingItem 110-130 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1900s:
Movement stamped with Swiss patent 9293: production following the 1895 patent registration.
Dennison Watch Case Company mark inside the back: Birmingham casing for an imported movement.
White enamel dial with cursive Arabic numerals: early twentieth-century styling.
Blued steel hands: heat treatment to resist rust and give colour.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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SA1212272
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Description
Antique Havila pocket watch, c1900.

The watch has a 15-jewel stem-winding movement which is working nicely.

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The movement is signed Havila and it has the brevet (or patent) number 9293 which relates to an 1895 patent in the name of Paul Mieville.
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
fig 1. An antique open-face silver-toned pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial.
fig 1. Antique Havila Pocket Watch, C1900

Havila was founded by Constant Houriet-Gindrat who established his watchmaking factory in Tramelan in 1884 and registered it the following year. The Tramelan-based manufacturer produced movements for pocket watches in the early 20th century but unfortunately disappeared during the crisis of the late 1920s.

fig 2. An antique open-face silver-toned pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial.
fig 2. Antique Havila Pocket Watch, C1900

The watch measures 58mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is nickel and was supplied by the Birmingham case maker Aaron Dennison. It is in good condition with just light surface marks, nothing too serious at all.

fig 3. An antique open-face silver-toned pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial.
fig 3. Antique Havila Pocket Watch, C1900

The acrylic lens is in lovely condition.

The signed dial is in very nice condition, one very faint short hairline by the sub seconds dial but virtually invisible to the naked eye. Blued steel hands.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Antique Havila Pocket Watch to the 1900s.

Independent Date Report ID 09485904
Dealer's Item Date1900s
Sellingantiques dating1900s
Sellingantiques agingItem 110-130 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1900s:
Movement stamped with Swiss patent 9293: production following the 1895 patent registration.
Dennison Watch Case Company mark inside the back: Birmingham casing for an imported movement.
White enamel dial with cursive Arabic numerals: early twentieth-century styling.
Blued steel hands: heat treatment to resist rust and give colour.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
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SA1212272
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
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Specialists in antique and vintage wrist watches and pocket watches

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An antique open-face silver-toned pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial.
Antique Havila pocket watch, c1900
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An antique open-face silver-toned pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial.
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  • ObjectPocket Watches
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialNickel, Enamel, Glass, Steel
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsEnamel dial, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, ribbed crown

This Edwardian open-face pocket watch dates from 1900 and displays an antique gentleman's library style. The round silver-toned nickel case houses a white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals, a signed Havila brand name, a subsidiary seconds dial, and blued steel hands. A ribbed winding crown sits at the top alongside a circular hanging loop, while an acrylic lens protects the face. The 15-jewel stem-winding movement bears the patent number 9293 relating to Paul Mieville, and the case originates from the Birmingham maker Aaron Dennison. The exterior shows light surface marks, and the dial contains a faint short hairline near the subsidiary seconds sub-dial. Measuring 58 mm in diameter excluding the stem and loop, this portable timepiece fits easily into a pocket or sits on a desk as a decorative horological item. It suits a study, desk display, or collector cabinet in a traditional or eclectic home setting.

FAQs

Around 1900, open-face pocket watches featured a crystal glass cover over the dial without a protective metal lid, providing quick legibility and gaining popularity during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Timepieces from this era commonly featured nickel or silver-plated cases, vitreous enamel dials, blued steel hands, and hand-wound mechanical movements.

Authentic pieces generally exhibit maker marks on the dial or movement, period-appropriate serial numbers, enamel dials with painted numerals, and manual mechanical escapements.

An antique pocket watch can be showcased under a glass dome or mounted on a dedicated brass pocket watch stand on a desk, bookshelf, or mantelpiece.

Keep the watch in a dry environment, wind the crown carefully without over-tightening, avoid proximity to magnetic fields, and have the mechanical movement serviced periodically by a qualified horologist.
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